San Diego Community College District

About The District

As one of the largest of California’s 73 community college districts, the San Diego Community College District serves approximately 80,000 students annually at its three credit colleges, San Diego City College, Mesa College, and Miramar College, as well as seven campuses of San Diego College of Continuing Education.

The credit colleges offer associate degrees, while the credit colleges and College of Continuing Education offer career technical certificates that prepare students for transfer to universities and/or career pathways with higher paying jobs. In addition, Mesa College offers a bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management, and City College recently was approved to offer a bachelor’s degree in Cyber Defense and Analysis.

The SDCCD maintains active partnerships with local industry, the community, the military, and educational institutions to ensure students have clear pathways to careers and the next stage of their education.

The District and its graduates have a combined economic benefit to the region of $4.3 billion annually – 92% of the District’s students remain in the region after completing their education. The District also proudly serves more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, veterans, and dependents.