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Grossmont College

El Cajon, CA 92020Suburb: LargeUNITID 115296

Public 2-yearAssociate's Colleges: High Transfer-High TraditionalHispanic-servingSpecialty: Liberal Arts 40%Specialty: Business 15%
Undergraduates
12,163
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
Not reported
Average net price
$5.3k
Graduation rate
37%
Retention rate
71%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$40.3k
Median debt
$8.6k
Student : faculty
24:1
Value score*
93th pct.
Programs offered
94
Highest degree
Associate degree
Sector
Public 2-year
Region
West · Pacific
Setting
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Carnegie
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Size & setting
Two-year, large
Predominant degree
Predominantly associate's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.