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MiraCosta College

MiraCosta College
1 Barnard Drive
Oceanside, CA 92056-3899

Official telephone: (760) 757-2121
Toll-free telephone: (888) 201-8480
Fax number: (760) 795-6609
Website: www.miracosta.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: In mid-August and late January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in June, July, August, November, December, and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of six weeks.

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Cooperative education programs:
business, computer science, technologies, architecture, automotive technology, bio-technology, child development, horticulture.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Administration of Justice
  • Architectural Design
  • Arts/Humanities
  • Audio/Recording Technology
  • Automotive Technology
  • Bookkeeping
  • Business Administration
  • Business Technology
  • Child Development Teacher
  • Communication Studies
  • Computer Aided Drafting
  • Computer Aided Drafting/Design
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Studies
  • Creative Arts Technology
  • Dance
  • Design Technology
  • Digital Photography
  • Dramatic Arts
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Gerontology
  • Graphic Design
  • Health/Kinesiology
  • History
  • Hospitality Management
  • Human Development
  • Italian
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Landscape/Turfgrass Management
  • Law Enforcement
  • Licensed Vocational Nursing
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics/Sciences
  • Mechanical Design
  • Medical Office Specialist
  • Multicultural Studies
  • Music Performance
  • Network Administration
  • Nursery Production
  • Office Manager
  • Psychology
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Nursing
  • Restaurant Management
  • Retail Management
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences
  • Studio Art
  • Surgical Technology
  • Theatre Arts
  • Web Development
Certificates

  • Accounting
  • Architectural Design
  • Audio Recording Specialist
  • Automotive Technology
  • Bioprocessing Technology
  • Bookkeeping
  • Business Fundamentals
  • Catering
  • Certified Nursing Assistant
  • Child Development
  • Child Development Associate Teacher
  • Child Development Master Teacher
  • Child Development Site Supervisor
  • Child Development Teacher
  • Computer Aided Design
  • Computer Aided Drafting
  • Computer Applications
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Studies
  • Design Technology
  • Digital Photography
  • Digital Publishing
  • Dining Room Operations
  • Drafting
  • E-Commerce
  • Engineering Design Graphics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Fitness/Nutrition
  • Food Service Operations
  • Graphic Communication
  • Graphic Design
  • Holistic Health
  • Home Health Aide
  • Hospitality Management
  • Income Tax Preparation
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Law Enforcement
  • Licensed Vocational Nursing
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Massage Therapist
  • Mechanical Design
  • Medical Insurance Coder
  • Medical Office Professional
  • Medical Office Specialist
  • Microsoft Application Specialist
  • Music Technology
  • Nursery Production
  • Office Management
  • Real Estate
  • Restaurant Management
  • Retail Management
  • Surgical Technology
  • Volunteer Services
  • Web Design
  • Web Development
  • Wine Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • credit and/or placement for DANTES
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate

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