Offered Programs at MiraCosta
Offered Degrees/Programs
Cert., AS, BS
Total Number of Programs
188
Total Number of Completers
4,038
Offered Degrees and Major Programs
MiraCosta College offers 188 programs through Certificate, Associate, and Bachelor's. By degree types, it offers 94 Associate, 1 Bachelor's, 40 1-2 Years certificates programs.
For academic year 2021-2022, total 4,038 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from MiraCosta College.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
Number of Programs with Completers
| Number of Programs | Number of Online Programs | Number of Completers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | 94 | 0 | 2,043 |
| Bachelor's | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| 1-2 Years certificates | 40 | 0 | 813 |
| Total | 188 | 0 | 4,038 |
Best Programs
| Field of Study | Median Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | $17,200 |
Popular Programs
| Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 318 | - |
| Psychology | 149 | - |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 143 | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 77 | - |
| Sociology | 72 | - |
| Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 567 | - |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | 110 | - |
| Physical Fitness Technician | 94 | - |
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 41 | - |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 30 | - |
Major Programs by Offered Degree
Agriculture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping | ✕ | 2 | - |
Natural Resources and Conservation
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources and Conservation | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Environmental Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
Architecture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| Architectural Technology/Technician | ✕ | 9 | - |
Communications Technologies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communications Technologies | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Recording Arts Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects | ✕ | 3 | - |
Computer and Information Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 11 completers | - |
| Information Technology | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Computer Graphics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Network and System Administration/Administrator | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | ✕ | 7 | - |
Personal and Culinary Services
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal and Culinary Services | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager | ✕ | 0 | - |
Education
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | ✕ | 7 | - |
Engineering Technology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology | ✕ | 16 completers | - |
| Biomedical Technology/Technician | ✕ | 14 | - |
| Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Drafting and Design Technology/Technician | ✕ | 2 | - |
Work and Family Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Family Studies | ✕ | 19 completers | - |
| Child Development | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Child Care and Support Services Management | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | ✕ | 15 | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities | ✕ | 656 completers | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 656 | - |
Science Technologies/Technicians
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science Technologies/Technicians | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician | ✕ | 7 | - |
Mechanics and Repairers
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanics and Repairers | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 2 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 26 completers | - |
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Surgical Technology/Technologist | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | ✕ | 12 | - |
Business
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | ✕ | 53 completers | - |
| Retail Management | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Accounting | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | ✕ | 44 | - |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Small Business Administration/Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Retailing and Retail Operations | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Total | 813 |
Agriculture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | ✕ | 10 completers | - |
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Plant Nursery Operations and Management | ✕ | 2 | - |
Natural Resources and Conservation
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources and Conservation | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Environmental Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
Architecture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ✕ | 10 completers | - |
| Architectural Technology/Technician | ✕ | 10 | - |
Communication and Journalism
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Journalism | ✕ | 88 completers | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | ✕ | 77 | - |
| Radio and Television | ✕ | 11 | - |
Communications Technologies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communications Technologies | ✕ | 18 completers | - |
| Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Recording Arts Technology/Technician | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects | ✕ | 0 | - |
Computer and Information Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 44 completers | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Information Technology | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Computer Programming/Programmer | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Computer Graphics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Network and System Administration/Administrator | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | ✕ | 16 | - |
| Computer Support Specialist | ✕ | 1 | - |
Personal and Culinary Services
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal and Culinary Services | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager | ✕ | 0 | - |
Education
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | ✕ | 25 completers | - |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | ✕ | 24 | - |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Health Teacher Education | ✕ | 0 | - |
Engineering Technology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology | ✕ | 16 completers | - |
| Biomedical Technology/Technician | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Drafting and Design Technology/Technician | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD | ✕ | 3 | - |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 18 completers | - |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Japanese Language and Literature | ✕ | 1 | - |
| French Language and Literature | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Italian Language and Literature | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature | ✕ | 11 | - |
Work and Family Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Family Studies | ✕ | 68 completers | - |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Adult Development and Aging | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Child Development | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Child Care and Support Services Management | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | ✕ | 58 | - |
English Language and Literature
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 24 completers | - |
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 24 | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities | ✕ | 652 completers | $17,200 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 509 | $17,200 |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | ✕ | 143 | - |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 17 completers | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 17 | - |
Mathematics and Statistics
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and Statistics | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 1 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | ✕ | 318 completers | - |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | ✕ | 318 | - |
| Behavioral Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | ✕ | 0 | - |
Physical Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Sciences | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Physical Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Astronomy | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Physics | ✕ | 0 | - |
Science Technologies/Technicians
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science Technologies/Technicians | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician | ✕ | 1 | - |
Psychology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | ✕ | 157 completers | - |
| Psychology | ✕ | 149 | - |
| Psychology (other) | ✕ | 8 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting | ✕ | 39 completers | - |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | ✕ | 39 | - |
Social Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | ✕ | 80 completers | - |
| Social Sciences | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Anthropology | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Economics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Geography | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Political Science and Government | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Sociology | ✕ | 72 | - |
Mechanics and Repairers
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanics and Repairers | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 7 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 44 completers | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Dance | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Art/Art Studies | ✕ | 18 | - |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Music | ✕ | 9 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 85 completers | - |
| Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | ✕ | 24 | - |
| Surgical Technology/Technologist | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 50 | - |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | ✕ | 10 | - |
Business
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | ✕ | 303 completers | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 233 | - |
| Office Management and Supervision | ✕ | 1 | - |
| E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Retail Management | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Accounting | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | ✕ | 37 | - |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Small Business Administration/Management | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Real Estate | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Retailing and Retail Operations | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations | ✕ | 0 | - |
History
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | ✕ | 18 completers | - |
| History | ✕ | 18 | - |
| Total | 2,043 |
Science Technologies/Technicians
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science Technologies/Technicians | ✕ | 25 completers | - |
| Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician | ✕ | 25 | - |
| Total | 25 |