Cuyamaca College is a community college in the San Diego County community of Rancho San Diego, near El Cajon, California. Along with Grossmont College it serves the eastern suburbs in the San Diego area. Cuyamaca opened in 1978 and now offers 59 associate's degree programs and almost 66 training certification programs to approximately 10,000 students. Many of the college's students transfer to the University of California at San Diego or San Diego State University to complete their bachelor's degrees. Cuyamaca's mascot is the coyote. Cuyamaca College is located in the community of Rancho San Diego on a 165-acre (0.67 km) site which was at one time a part of the Old Monte Vista Ranch. Cuyamaca College is one of two colleges serving the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District. The name for the college was selected by the Board of Trustees, as a reflection of the history and heritage of this area of San Diego County. One historian notes that "The very old Indian name 'Cuyamaca' has persisted through Spanish, Mexican and American times", and has, at various times, been "applied to mountains, lakes, valleys and ranches.