Public · Community college
Vista Adult School
Vista, California · Large suburb
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Vista Adult School is a public certificate-granting institution in Vista, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 1,426 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Vista, California
Vista is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. The Vista area was originally inhabited by the Luiseño people, who established a village called Tovalum. The Moonlight Amphitheatre, located in Brengle Terrace Park, is an open-air theater that specializes in musical productions, performing several musicals during the course of the summer. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 33 miles to San Diego, CA
- To the ocean
- 7 miles
- Nearest airport
- 5 miles to McClellan-Palomar (CLD)
How Vista Adult School compares
Lower than 39%
Larger than 77%
Percentiles compare Vista 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
- White13%
- Black1.9%
- Hispanic78%
- Asian3.3%
- Other or multiracial3.2%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 1,426
- Student–faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
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- First-generation students
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- Students over 25
- 78%
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
- 81°F
- Winter low
- 45°F
- Annual rain
- 13.4″
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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Vista, CA US station (3.3 mi from campus).
Colleges near Vista Adult School
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Palomar College
San Marcos, CA · Public · Certificate · 17,712 students
Palomar Institute of Cosmetology
San Marcos, CA · Private for-profit · Certificate · 193 students
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
San Marcos, CA · Private for-profit · Graduate
Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos
San Marcos, CA · Private for-profit · Certificate · 573 students
West Coast Barber College
Oceanside, CA · Private for-profit · Certificate · 21 students
Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad
Carlsbad, CA · Private nonprofit · Certificate · 186 students
California State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, CA · Public · Bachelor's · 14,877 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.