Ross Dress for Less in College Area occupies a ground-level pad at the Marketplace at the Grove, 3450 College Ave, San Diego, inside one of the county's oldest retail centers. The College Grove location is store number 1402 in the Ross chain, operating from the space since 2010 when it replaced the former Longs Drugs footprint during the center's power-center conversion. Marketplace at the Grove itself opened in 1960 as only the second regional shopping mall built in San Diego County, and its 2000-era redevelopment transformed the enclosed mall into the open-air format that currently houses Walmart, Target, Sam's Club, and Kohl's across seventy acres. The Ross model sources overstock and past-season inventory from department-store brands, stacking the floor with men's, women's, and children's apparel alongside shoes, housewares, and home decor at margins typically twenty to sixty percent below full retail. New freight arrives multiple times per week, cycling the racks fast enough that repeat visits a few days apart surface different brand runs and size distributions. The 92115 ZIP places this Ross at the intersection of State Route 94 and College Ave, giving it freeway-adjacent access for shoppers driving from Lemon Grove, National City, and La Mesa without navigating surface-street congestion. Garment-care infrastructure in the College Area corridor supports the off-price model, with US Cleaners and Embroidery on El Cajon Blvd handling alterations and pressing for pieces that need tailoring after an off-the-rack find. The parking field at College Grove holds over six thousand spaces across two surface levels, a capacity inherited from the 1960 original design that anticipated regional draw.