San Diego's community colleges ranked highly in a study released Wednesday detailing how quickly California college students recoup their educational costs, with all three ranking in the top five.

San Diego Miramar College, San Diego Mesa College, and San Diego City College were ranked second, third and fourth in the state in the Golden Returns: A Regional Look at the Return on Investment (ROI) of California's Community and Career Colleges report released Wednesday by the College Futures Foundation and The HEA Group.

The report analyzed the career trajectories of more than 1.2 million students attending California's 327 two-year public and private institutions using U.S. Department of Education data.

"The top 25 performing institutions span seven of the 12 economic regions in California

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