Public · Community college
Poway Adult School
Poway, California · Large suburb
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Poway Adult School is a public certificate-granting institution in Poway, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 1,459 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Poway, California
Poway is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. The Kumeyaay people lived in the area for centuries before the Spanish colonization of the region. Artifacts such as arrowheads, spear points, metates, grinding stones, and pottery found along the bed of Poway Creek all indicate an early Kumeyaay presence. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 20 miles to San Diego, CA
- To the ocean
- 13 miles
- Nearest airport
- 18 miles to McClellan-Palomar (CLD)
How Poway Adult School compares
Lower than 78%
Larger than 78%
Percentiles compare Poway Adult School with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in California.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White30%
- Black1.8%
- Hispanic37%
- Asian25%
- Other or multiracial5.8%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 1,459
- Student–faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
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- First-generation students
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- Students over 25
- 86%
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Outcomes
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- Students with federal loans
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Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 83°F
- Winter low
- 44°F
- Annual rain
- 14.2″
Average temperature
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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rancho Bernardo, CA US station (4 mi from campus).
Colleges near Poway Adult School
Bellus Academy-Poway
Poway, CA · Private for-profit · Certificate · 324 students
Alliant International University-San Diego
San Diego, CA · Private for-profit · Certificate · 391 students
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego, CA · Public · Associate · 11,271 students
Westminster Theological Seminary in California
Escondido, CA · Private nonprofit · Graduate
San Diego Christian College
Santee, CA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 87 students
John Paul the Great Catholic University
Escondido, CA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 286 students
Design Institute of San Diego
San Diego, CA · Private for-profit · Bachelor's · 77 students
Healing Hands School of Holistic Health
Escondido, CA · Private for-profit · Certificate · 220 students
Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.