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Palomar College

Palomar College
1140 West Mission Road
San Marcos, CA 92069-1487

Official telephone: (760) 744-1150
Fax number: (760) 744-2932
Website: https://www.palomar.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Student:Faculty ratio: 21:1
Total faculty: 300
Full-time faculty: 1380
Part-time faculty: 1080

Palomar College
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
internships, distance learning, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Advertising
  • Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Archeology
  • Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  • Architectural Technology/Technician
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Astronomy
  • Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Broadcast Journalism
  • Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Cabinetmaking and Millwork
  • Carpentry/Carpenter
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Care and Support Services Management
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Construction Trades, Other
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Dance, General
  • Dance, Other
  • Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Drawing
  • Drywall Installation/Drywaller
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD
  • Electrician
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Community Services
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Forensic Science and Technology
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • Geography, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production
  • Graphic Design
  • History, General
  • Homeland Security
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Insurance
  • Interior Design
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Jewelry Arts
  • Journalism
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Library and Archives Assisting
  • Mason/Masonry
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
  • Music, General
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Administration
  • Radio and Television
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Sculpture
  • Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking
  • Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  • Welding Technology/Welder
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Advertising
  • Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Architectural Technology/Technician
  • Astronomy
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Cabinetmaking and Millwork
  • Carpentry/Carpenter
  • Child Care and Support Services Management
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Construction Trades, Other
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Dance, Other
  • Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Drywall Installation/Drywaller
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD
  • Electrician
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Family and Community Services
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • Information Technology
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Journalism
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mason/Masonry
  • Musical Instrument Fabrication and Repair
  • Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  • Physical Fitness Technician
  • Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  • Radio and Television
  • Retail Management
  • Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking
  • Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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