Mission College
Santa Clara, California · Website
$50,936
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$50,936
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Mission College is a public 2-year college in Santa Clara, California with 5,784 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $5,080 a year (tuition and fees $1,438 in-state, $12,500 out-of-state). 39% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $50,936 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$5,080
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$1,438
Out-of-state $12,500
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
39%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$50,936
Rank 1,413 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
- $5,080
- Tuition in-state
- $1,438
- Tuition out-of-state
- $12,500
- Cost of attendance
- $13,744
- Students with a need-based grant
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 0.4%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,463
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,927
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $6,463
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $9,974
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 $1,174 in 2015-16 to $1,438 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
- 5,784
- Part-time students
- 73%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 26
- Completion rate
- 39%
- Retention rate
- 73%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 78
- 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 1,413 of 5,094 US colleges and 156 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $5,080 | $20,161 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $1,438 | $8,086 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 39% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 73% | 80% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,537 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,004 | $36,048 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $50,936 | $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. 47% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 65% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
78 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 | 369 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,906 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 174 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 146 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,181 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 110 | Withheld | Withheld | $67,330 | $48,733 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 98 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,073 |
| Biology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 69 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,758 |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 56 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,667 | $39,288 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| EconomicsAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fire ProtectionAssociate's | Associate's | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $73,589 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | $147,965 | $80,813 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Systems AnalysisCertificate | Certificate | 27 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,184 |
| MathematicsAssociate's | Associate's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,755 |
| SociologyAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | $64,174 | $44,144 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 21 | Withheld | - | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,243 |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,916 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Santa Clara and California on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Mission College cost?
$5,080 a year is the average net price at Mission College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $1,438 for in-state students and $12,500 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $13,744. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,463 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Mission College?
Mission College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Mission College graduates earn?
$50,936 a year is the median pay of former Mission College students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,004 after 6 years). That ranks 1,413 of 5,094 US colleges and 156 of 494 in California.
What is the graduation rate at Mission College?
39% of first-time, full-time students at Mission College finish within 3 years. 73% 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 Mission College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (369 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (174 associate's graduates), Biological and Physical Sciences (146 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 78 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.