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Palomar College

1140 W. Mission Road, San Marcos, CA 92069 · Public 2-year · (760) 744-1150 · School website

Average net price

$5,763

per year after grants, College Scorecard

Career completions

415

2023-24, IPEDS

Finish on time

37.5%

within 150% of normal time, Scorecard

Students with Pell

18.3%

share of undergraduates, Scorecard

Takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Credit for military training (IPEDS) Open admission (IPEDS)

Career programs at Palomar College

Palomar College reported 415 certificate and associate completions in 10 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in EMT and paramedic (232). College Scorecard counts 17,712 undergraduates.

Program	Award	Length	Program cost	Completions	Earnings, 1 yr
EMT and paramedic	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	232	Not published
Welding	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	42	Not published
Electrician	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	30	Not published
IT support	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	21	Not published
Automotive	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	20	Not published
Dental assistant	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	20	Not published
HVAC	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	16	Not published
Cybersecurity	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	14	Not published
Carpentry	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	12	Not published
Diesel	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	8	Not published

Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).

Cost and aid at Palomar College

What a year costs, 2024-25

Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools: $1,354
Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS: $1,354
Tuition and fees, out of stateIPEDS: $10,650
Books and suppliesIPEDS: $1,062
Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid: $5,763
Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students: $42,300

Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.

Palomar College net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)

How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.

Other EMT and paramedic programs within 40 miles

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