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Is San Diego City College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for San Diego City, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
San Diego City sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $38,503 helps, but median debt of $7,689 plus yearly net price of $7,935 creates a tighter path. For context, San Diego City's net price sits about 74% below the typical 2-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 791 similar 2-year, public schools
This school
$1,970
/yrAverage school like this
$7,555
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $5,585 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $22,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$7,935
Median earnings 10 years out
$38,503
Median debt at graduation
$7,689
Graduation rate
28%
At San Diego City, a typical graduate carries about $7,689 in student debt and earns roughly $38,503 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $87 per month, or 3% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
San Diego City is a two year school in San Diego, CA. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Worth-It Score: 60/100
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Worth-It Score: 60/100
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2-year
Foothill
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Worth-It Score: 70/100
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2-year
Diablo Valley
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Worth-It Score: 64/100
Median net price: $8,312
2-year
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Worth-It Score: 60/100
Median net price: $8,330
Common questions about San Diego City
The median net price at San Diego City is $7,935 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →