MiraCosta College

MiraCosta College is a community college located in Oceanside, California, United States, the northern coastal region of San Diego County. It also has a campus in Cardiff-by-the-Sea and a Community Learning Center in Oceanside. MiraCosta was founded in 1934. Classes began in a wing at Oceanside High School. Originally, MiraCosta was known as Oceanside-Carlsbad Junior College. There were 122 students enrolled and 20 faculty members. It was the second community college to be established in San Diego County. Only 16 courses were initially offered and they counted as credit toward advanced... standing at the University of California. By 1959, Oceanside-Carlsbad Junior College enrollment had grown to 500 full-time students in classrooms on 30 acres adjacent to Oceanside High School. In 1960, voters approved a separate community college district and a bond issue to provide funding for a new college campus. In 1964, the college relocated to its present 121-acre hilltop location and was renamed MiraCosta College. The name MiraCosta refers to the panoramic ocean and coastal mountain views from the campus.
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