Cuyamaca College
El Cajon, California · Website
$32,435
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$32,435
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Cuyamaca College is a public 2-year college in El Cajon, California with 7,177 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $6,618 a year (tuition and fees $1,346 in-state, $11,314 out-of-state). 41% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $32,435 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$6,618
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$1,346
Out-of-state $11,314
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
41%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$32,435
Rank 3,797 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $6,618
- Tuition in-state
- $1,346
- Tuition out-of-state
- $11,314
- Cost of attendance
- $16,690
- Students with a need-based grant
- 27%
- Students with federal loans
- 2.4%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $6,183
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,219
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $9,270
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $12,665
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $11,961
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $1,388 in 2015-16 to $1,346 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 7,177
- Part-time students
- 73%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 28
- Completion rate
- 41%
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 72
- Endowment
- $1.86M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,797 of 5,094 US colleges and 398 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $6,618 | $20,161 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $1,346 | $8,086 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 41% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 80% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,537 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $29,836 | $36,048 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $32,435 | $41,472 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 43% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 50% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
72 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 219 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 106 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,181 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 83 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 63 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 57 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,184 |
| MathematicsAssociate's | Associate's | 51 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,929 |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,422 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate's | Associate's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,758 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate | Certificate | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Legal Support ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,669 |
| EconomicsAssociate's | Associate's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,148 |
| HistoryAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,916 |
| SociologyAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $45,283 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,587 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,134 |
| PhysicsAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,321 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of El Cajon and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Cuyamaca College cost?
$6,618 a year is the average net price at Cuyamaca College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $1,346 for in-state students and $11,314 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $16,690. Families earning under $30,000 pay $6,183 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Cuyamaca College?
Cuyamaca College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Cuyamaca College graduates earn?
$32,435 a year is the median pay of former Cuyamaca College students who work, 10 years after they started ($29,836 after 6 years). That ranks 3,797 of 5,094 US colleges and 398 of 494 in California.
What is the graduation rate at Cuyamaca College?
41% of first-time, full-time students at Cuyamaca College finish within 3 years. 72% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Cuyamaca College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (219 associate's graduates), Biological and Physical Sciences (106 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (83 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 72 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.