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Mission College: cost, admission and results

Mission College is a public college in Santa Clara, California. It has about 5,784 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $4,223 a year.

At a glance

  • $4,223Net price a year
  • 44%Graduation rate
  • $56,661Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Santa Clara, California 95054
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Midsize city
Undergraduate students
5,784
Students per teacher
26 to 1
Accredited by
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Website
missioncollege.edu

Getting in

Mission College has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from California$1,438
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$12,230
Books and supplies$1,188
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$13,837
Average net price after grants and scholarships$4,223

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 81% below the median net price of colleges in California on this site ($22,336). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeCA medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year73%76%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)44%51%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$56,661$53,420$53,132

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in California and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

19% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 0% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 54% women and 46% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 97 of the 267 colleges in California on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 2,759.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Mission College?

Published tuition and fees are $1,438 a year for students from California and $12,230 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Mission College?

44% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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