Palomar College
Palomar College at a Glance
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About Palomar College
According to Wikipedia, Palomar College is a public community college in San Diego County, California. The main campus is in San Marcos and three centers and four education sites are located elsewhere throughout north San Diego County. The largest of these by student population is the education center located in Escondido. In 2018, education centers in Rancho Bernardo and Fallbrook opened. The Rancho Bernardo Education Center is located on 27 acres at 11111 Rancho Bernardo Road, and the Fallbrook Education Center is located on 81 acres at 35090 Horse Ranch Creek Road. Other education sites are located at Camp Pendleton and at Ramona High School.
Palomar College's Online Degrees
AS in Business Information Worker
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business Information Worker
- Required Credits: 12
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Computer Information Systems
Degree Concentrations
- Data Analytics
- Required Credits: 25-26
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Real Estate Appraisal License Preparation
- Required Credits: 15
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Real Estate Broker License Preparation
- Required Credits: 18-19
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Real Estate Salesperson License Preparation
- Required Credits: 15-25
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
AS in Computer Science
Degree Concentrations
- Video Gaming
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Management Information Systems
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Web Design and Development
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Computer Science
- Required Credits: 26
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Cybersecurity
- Required Credits: 25
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Library and Information Technology Program
- Required Credits: 29
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Web Development
- Required Credits: 9
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in American Indian Studies
- Required Credits: 21
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Italian
- Required Credits: 20
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
Palomar College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 70% | 41% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Palomar College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $1,356 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Palomar College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Palomar College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $48,110 a year, and 83% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Palomar College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 27,097 | 27,097 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Palomar College?
Palomar College is located at 1140 W. Mission Road, San Marcos, CA 92069-1487.
How Safe is Palomar College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Palomar College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Palomar College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.01%. San Marcos has a violent crime rate of 0.22% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.67%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Palomar College Known For?
Palomar College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Education
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Social Work
- Nursing
- Law
- Medical
- Mathematics
- Political Science
- Earth Sciences
- Chemistry
- Business
- Communications
- Computer Science
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Biology
- Economics
- History
- Criminal Justice
- Literature
- Engineering
Palomar College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Palomar College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Palomar College ranks #490 in the U.S. and #2172 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesPalomar College ranks #726 in the U.S. and #2261 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
anthropology DegreesPalomar College ranks #802 in the U.S. and #2707 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesPalomar College ranks #883 in the U.S. and #2133 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesPalomar College ranks #894 in the U.S. and #2310 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesPalomar College ranks #972 in the U.S. and #3410 worldwide for influence in Law.
Palomar College ranks #1108 in the U.S. and #3795 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesPalomar College ranks #1217 in the U.S. and #4695 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesPalomar College ranks #1224 in the U.S. and #5272 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesPalomar College ranks #1233 in the U.S. and #4505 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesPalomar College ranks #1270 in the U.S. and #5166 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesPalomar College ranks #1343 in the U.S. and #4945 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesPalomar College ranks #1470 in the U.S. and #5542 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesPalomar College ranks #1534 in the U.S. and #6311 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesPalomar College ranks #1623 in the U.S. and #5425 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
philosophy DegreesPalomar College ranks #1725 in the U.S. and #4550 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesPalomar College ranks #1786 in the U.S. and #7208 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesPalomar College ranks #1981 in the U.S. and #8375 worldwide for influence in Economics.
economics DegreesPalomar College ranks #1999 in the U.S. and #6495 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesPalomar College ranks #2117 in the U.S. and #4232 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesPalomar College ranks #2151 in the U.S. and #6758 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesPalomar College ranks #2296 in the U.S. and #10284 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesWho Are Palomar College's Most Influential Alumni?
Palomar College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Social Work, Education, and Anthropology. Here are some of Palomar College's most famous alumni:
