MiraCosta College Business Programs

MiraCosta College is a public institution located in Oceanside, California. Oceanside is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

MiraCosta College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at MiraCosta College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#13	Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#50	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is MiraCosta College?

Contact details for MiraCosta College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One Barnard Drive, Oceanside, CA 92056-3899
Phone:	760-757-2121
Website:	www.miracosta.edu

How Do I Get Into MiraCosta College?

You can apply to MiraCosta College online at: www.miracosta.edu/admissions-and-aid/new-students.html

Since MiraCosta College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford MiraCosta College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At MiraCosta College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $4,031 a year. That adds up to $16,124 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MiraCosta College is 15.0%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

MiraCosta College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 12,645 undergraduate students at MiraCosta College, with 4,674 being full-time and 7,971 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,674 full-time undergraduates at MiraCosta College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of MiraCosta College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	299
Black or African American	154
Hispanic or Latino	1,788
White	1,756
International Students	109
Other Races/Ethnicities	568

Over 45 countries are represented at MiraCosta College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Japan, and South Korea.

Online Learning at MiraCosta College

In 2019-2020, 12,508 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MiraCosta College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of MiraCosta College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at MiraCosta College was 81.7%. This is the #426 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at MiraCosta College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

MiraCosta College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	19	233	0	252
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	26	37	44	107
Small Business Administration/Management	13	11	0	24
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	9	8	0	17
Taxation	13	0	0	13
Accounting	12	0	0	12
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	8	3	0	11
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	5	6	11
General Business/Commerce	10	0	0	10
E-Commerce	3	3	0	6
Retail Management	0	2	2	4
Office Administration	1	1	0	2
Real Estate	0	0	0	0
Retailing and Retail Operations	0	0	0	0
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations	0	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	114	303	52	469

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.