Chula Vista, California · Public
Biological and Physical Sciences at Southwestern 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 895 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4.8% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~895
- Schools with reported signal
- 223
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 35.5%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $12,671/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $50,684
- Median debt
- $4,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $40,060/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
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 223 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,853 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($12,864 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 69% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.2% reported share · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 9.2% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 11.4% reported share · $1,115 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 5.2% reported share · $2,090 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 1.1% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 5.1% reported share · $2,129 net A+ 
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 8.2% reported share · $1,947 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Biological and Physical Sciences accounts for 4.8% of reported programs at Southwestern College, which is bigger than 64% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 895 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Southwestern College's average net price is $12,671 per year, about $50,684 over four years. That is $1,853 below the $14,524 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $40,060 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $12,864 below the $52,924 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 Southwestern College #154 of 223 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.