Palomar College
San Marcos, CA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 13,873
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Highest degree awarded:
Associate
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Two-year, very large
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higher-part-time
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 0%
Male/Female: 49% / 51% (2017)
First generation college students: 53.8% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 14.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 1.0% (2017)
Test scores for admission:
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 45.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 23.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 15.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 10.7% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 36.0%
Black: 2.7%
Hispanic: 45.0%
Asian: 6.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.5%
2+ races: 6.4%
Non-resident alien: 0.7%
Unknown race: 1.7%
Black: 2.7%
Hispanic: 45.0%
Asian: 6.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.5%
2+ races: 6.4%
Non-resident alien: 0.7%
Unknown race: 1.7%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $11,680
In-State tuition: $1,344Out-of-State tuition: $9,940
Estimated books and supplies: $1,126 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:
Estimated off-campus room & board: $22,176 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)
Average Family Income: $27,829 (2017)
Median Family Income: $21,290 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 16.4%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 0.5%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $6,500 (2018)
Median federal loan payment:
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $2,775 |
| $30k-48k | $3,593 |
| $48k-75k | $6,149 |
| $75k-110k | $8,698 |
| $110k+ | $5,440 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 0%6-year graduation rate: 0%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 90.5% (2019)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $6,500 (2018)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $3,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $3,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $4,000 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 48.0% (2015) |
| @3 year | 49.1% (2017) |
| @5 year | 69.2% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 27.7% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 29.5% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation:Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $39,531 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | Dance. | 7 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Dance. | 9 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Air Transportation. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | American Sign Language. | 11 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 5 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 33 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Journalism. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 9 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 6 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 8 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Design and Applied Arts. | 19 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 26 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 6 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 7 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Music. | 7 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 23 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 8 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 369 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 10 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 8 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 5 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 67 | $80,450 ($6,704) | |||
| Associate's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 58 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 6 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 182 | $61,426 ($5,119) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Accounting and Related Services. | 59 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 25 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Real Estate. | 12 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Real Estate. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | History. | 12 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Journalism. | 10 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 11 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Philosophy. | 6 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Astronomy and Astrophysics. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Astronomy and Astrophysics. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Chemistry. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Chemistry. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Psychology, General. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Psychology, General. | 117 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 9 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 58 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Fire Protection. | 136 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Fire Protection. | 46 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Homeland Security. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 519 | $30,851 ($2,571) | |||
| Associate's Degree | Anthropology. | 12 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Archeology. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Archeology. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Economics. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Economics. | 15 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Geography and Cartography. | 17 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 5 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Sociology. | 61 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Mason/Masonry. | 16 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Carpenters. | 27 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 34 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 23 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 17 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Precision Metal Working. | 85 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Precision Metal Working. | 13 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Woodworking. | 29 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Woodworking. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Air Transportation. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Graphic Communications. | 33 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Graphic Communications. | 13 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 14 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 10 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Programming. | 25 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer Programming. | 22 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 16 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 15 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Education, General. | 45 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Special Education and Teaching. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Engineering, General. | 7 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | 8 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | 7 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 20 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 13 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 37 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 18 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | American Sign Language. | 8 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 49 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 38 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Apparel and Textiles. | 11 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Apparel and Textiles. | 12 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Legal Support Services. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 23 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1183 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 254 | $40,014 ($3,335) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Library and Archives Assisting. | 16 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Library and Archives Assisting. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Biology, General. | 7 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Biology, General. | 32 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Mathematics. | 65 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Biological and Physical Sciences. | 312 | $29,365 ($2,447) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $102,609Full time faculty: 31%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 22.0
School's endowment start of year: $6,075,839 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $10,461,756 (2022)