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District Information
The MiraCosta Community College District includes Oceanside, Carlsbad, La Costa, Encinitas, Olivenhain, Rancho Santa Fe, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, and Carmel Valley. With its coastal location, beautiful campuses, and strong academic programs, MiraCosta College attracts students from throughout San Diego County, the state, and the country as well as from abroad.
The student population in the credit program is approximately 14,500, with about 10,000 attending classes at the Oceanside Campus and around 3,000 studying at the San Elijo Campus in Cardiff. Nearly 4,000 students take classes online. The Community Learning Center in Oceanside serves about 3,300 students in noncredit programs, while an additional 2,000 students are enrolled in fee-based programs.
MiraCosta College has a comprehensive program of student services. All services are provided to full- and part-time students on the Oceanside Campus. Many services are available on a regular basis at the San Elijo Campus and the Community Learning Center, and any services offered may be made available to students upon request. Students are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to receive assistance and services throughout their educational experiences at the college.
For detailed information on the college’s programs and classes, call the Public Information Office at 760.795.6613. You can request a credit or noncredit course schedule by calling 760.795.6615. Call toll-free from outside the 760 area code: 888.201.8480, x6612 or x6615. Schedules may also be viewed on the college website at www.miracosta.edu/schedules .
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MiraCosta College Campuses
Oceanside Campus
1 Barnard Drive
Oceanside, CA 92056-3820
760.757.2121
Outside the 760 area code, call toll-free: 888.201.8480
The Oceanside Campus (see map ) has grown and changed during the decades, and plans for growth continue. Projects recently completed include a concert hall and two creative arts buildings with classrooms, labs, studios, and rehearsal/performance spaces for music and art; a student services building that houses Counseling and the Transfer and Career Centers; and a new horticulture complex.
You can take a virtual tour of the Oceanside Campus at www.miracosta.edu/virtualtour .
Locations of Special Interest at This Campus
The newest addition to the Oceanside Campus is a 430-seat Concert Hall and a new classroom building for art/music history and new genre arts. These two buildings complete the Creative Arts Complex, which also includes the 240-seat College Theatre; a three-level building completed in 2009 that houses studios, classrooms, and rehearsal spaces for art and music; and an art building that houses ceramics and sculpture studios and a photography lab.
The Student Center houses the campus bookstore, an art gallery, club offices, conference rooms, student government offices, and the cafeteria. The center’s dining areas feature indoor and outdoor tables with great views of the coast.
The Kruglak Art Gallery, located on the lower level of the Student Center, showcases works by visiting artists, faculty, and students. The gallery is named in memory of Amy Kruglak, one of the college’s benefactors.
Completed in fall 2007, the Horticulture Complex includes a classroom building featuring specialized labs and classrooms for the program’s diverse offerings as well as greenhouses, areas for plant stock, a vineyard, and a plant sales area.
The Child Development Center, located on the northwest corner of campus, serves the dual purpose of educating MiraCosta College’s child development majors and providing affordable child care for students, faculty, staff, and community members.
In addition to traditional books and reference materials, the Library and Information Hub also houses a tutoring center, math lab, and more than 200 computers for student use.
San Elijo Campus
3333 Manchester Avenue
Cardiff, CA 92007-1516
760.944.4449
The San Elijo Campus of MiraCosta College (see map ) opened in 1988 and is situated on 42 acres facing the San Elijo Lagoon in Cardiff. The campus offers a general education credit program and a broad range of noncredit, fee-based Community Services classes and workshops.
Student services at the San Elijo Campus include Admissions and Records, Counseling, Tutoring, Testing, and Student Activities. The recently expanded and remodeled Student Center houses the campus bookstore, cafeteria, Student Services Office, and Health Services. The Library and Information Hub houses computer labs as well as the campus math and writing centers.
Students may schedule appointments for financial aid, disabled student assistance, job placement, Transfer Center counseling, and Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS).
You can take a virtual tour of the San Elijo Campus at www.miracosta.edu/virtualtour .
Community Learning Center
1831 Mission Avenue
Oceanside, CA 92058-7104
760.795.8710
MiraCosta’s Community Learning Center (see map ), located one mile east of I-5 in Oceanside, hosts a wide variety of noncredit courses at more than 30 district locations. The center offers courses in each of the following authorized noncredit categories: elementary and secondary basic skills, English as a Second Language (ESL) and citizenship, health and safety, older adults, parenting, special education for adults, and short-term vocational. The center also houses the Cisco Networking Academy, which offers classes that prepare students for computer industry certifications.
North San Diego Small Business Development Center
The North San Diego Small Business Development Center (SBDC), hosted by MiraCosta College and located in the Community Learning Center complex, is a partnership program with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the California Community College Chancellor’s Office. The SBDC provides services to meet the needs of entrepreneurs throughout North San Diego County. These services are free or inexpensive and include one-on-one counseling and workshops.
