Getting InPresident's Welcome
Welcome MiraCosta College Students
¡Bienvenidos! Welcome to a new academic year at MiraCosta College. Whether this is your first semester at MiraCosta College or you are a returning student, you’ll find that MiraCosta College’s innovative, accessible, and high-quality programs will prepare you for success in our diverse, dynamic, and interconnected world.
Growing up in a working-class family, we didn’t have a lot of material possessions, but we did have a sense of family, a sense of community, and an ethic of caring for each other. I share this because I believe MiraCosta College is a place where these same values exist. The faculty and staff at MiraCosta College strive to make you feel welcome and engaged and aim to assist you in making the most of your educational experience. Our exemplary academic and career training programs help you start your next career or transfer to a four-year university. Our financial aid and scholarship offices provide you the means to make your educational dreams a reality. Many student services are here to assist you, providing academic support and health services, service-learning opportunities, and help identifying career pathways or transfer destinations. Our vibrant and active student clubs and leadership programs nurture your creativity, feed your passion and intellect outside the classroom, and allow you to experience new things and meet people from around the world.
MiraCosta College is beginning its 78th year of serving our community and transforming lives through education. The college has come a long way since its first class of 122 students met on the campus of Oceanside High School in 1934. This spring semester, MiraCosta College served 14,656 credit students—3 percent more than spring 2010 and 45 percent more than fall 2005—bringing the college’s credit, noncredit, and fee-based enrollments to more than 18,000 students. MiraCosta College takes great pride in welcoming and accommodating more students, while realizing the college’s mission to provide quality instruction and support services that allow students to pursue and achieve their educational goals.
As MiraCosta College grows, we will continue to meet the needs of our students and our community. The best chapters of our college story may very well lie ahead, and you’re invited to be co-authors. If you see me around campus, I hope you’ll stop and say "hi" and express the ways MiraCosta College can continue to serve you. I send my sincere best wishes for a successful academic year!
Sincerely,
Francisco C. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Superintendent/President
