Grossmont College
El Cajon, California · Website
$40,309
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$40,309
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Grossmont College is a public 2-year college in El Cajon, California with 12,163 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $5,311 a year (tuition and fees $1,332 in-state, $10,628 out-of-state). 37% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $40,309 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,625 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$5,311
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$1,332
Out-of-state $10,628
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
37%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$8,625
About $91 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$40,309
Rank 2,622 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
- $5,311
- Tuition in-state
- $1,332
- Tuition out-of-state
- $10,628
- Cost of attendance
- $14,027
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 1.3%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,169
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,736
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $7,761
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $9,677
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $12,250
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 $1,332 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
- 12,163
- Part-time students
- 63%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 24
- Completion rate
- 37%
- Retention rate
- 71%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 94
- Endowment
- $3.74M
- 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 2,622 of 5,094 US colleges and 268 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $5,311 | $20,161 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $1,332 | $8,086 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 37% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 71% | 80% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,625 | $11,537 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $31,861 | $36,048 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $40,309 | $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. 44% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 53% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
94 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 HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 948 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 705 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 353 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 277 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,181 |
| EconomicsAssociate's | Associate's | 173 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 140 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 115 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 90 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 83 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,813 |
| Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 66 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsAssociate's | Associate's | 66 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 65 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyAssociate's | Associate's | 58 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 54 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 51 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ProgrammingCertificate | Certificate | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryAssociate's | Associate's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ProgrammingAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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 Grossmont College cost?
$5,311 a year is the average net price at Grossmont College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $1,332 for in-state students and $10,628 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,027. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,169 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Grossmont College?
Grossmont College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Grossmont College graduates earn?
$40,309 a year is the median pay of former Grossmont College students who work, 10 years after they started ($31,861 after 6 years). That ranks 2,622 of 5,094 US colleges and 268 of 494 in California.
How much student debt do Grossmont College graduates have?
$8,625 is the median federal student loan debt of Grossmont College graduates, about $91 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 1.3% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Grossmont College?
37% of first-time, full-time students at Grossmont College finish within 3 years. 71% 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 Grossmont College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (948 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (705 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (353 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 94 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.