Oceanside, California · Public

Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians at MiraCosta College

Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 139 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

1.4% Program signal 139 Size proxy $7,339 Net price (all) $43,845 Median earnings

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Program snapshot

1.4% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal: 1.4%
Enrollment proxy: ~139
Schools with reported signal: 48

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school): Open / not reported
Graduation rate: 41.1%

Cost

Avg net price (school): $7,339/yr
4-year cost (est.): $29,356
Median debt: $9,000

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y: $43,845/yr
ROI grade (school): A

College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.

Value among peer schools

Compared with 48 schools that report this field.

#14 of 48 on ROI Top 29% value

1.6× national avg concentration Bigger than 85% of programs

−$4,534 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $11,873

−$3,251 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $47,096

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($4,534 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($3,251 below). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 29% ROI position within this field set.

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Comparable programs

Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.

St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.3% reported share · $1,471 net A+ Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA · 7.6% reported share · $2,624 net A+ Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX · 0.3% reported share · $3,399 net A+ Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · 0.4% reported share · $4,128 net A+

Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA · 0.9% reported share · $6,389 net A+ Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA · 0.7% reported share · $7,169 net A+ Camden County College Blackwood, NJ · 0.1% reported share · $5,996 net A+

Austin Community College District Austin, TX · 0.6% reported share · $6,390 net A+

Questions about this program

How big is the program signal?

Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians accounts for 1.4% of reported programs at MiraCosta College, which is bigger than 85% of schools in this field set and 1.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 139 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

MiraCosta College's average net price is $7,339 per year, about $29,356 over four years. That is $4,534 below the $11,873 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $43,845 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,251 below the $47,096 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.

What should I compare next?

Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks MiraCosta College #14 of 48 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.