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Gavilan College
Acceptance
Open admission
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6-yr Graduation
42%
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Total enrollment
6,083
peer median 2,447
Avg net price
$6,542
-$2.0k vs Community College
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About
Gavilan College is a community college located in Gilroy, California, and is part of the California Community Colleges system. It offers a range of programs including liberal arts, vocational training, and community education, prioritizing a personalized educational experience. The college serves a diverse student body and focuses on workforce development, transfer opportunities, and lifelong learning.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
42%
Overall completion
42%
Full-time retention
69%
Full-time retention
69%
Pell equity
3.1pp gap
Pell recipients
44%84 of 190
Non-Pell (all)
41%88 of 215
No Federal Aid
41%88 of 215
Pell recipients here graduate at a 3.1-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 87 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 80 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
87
Passing
7
8.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
87programs
- Passing7 · 8.0%
- No Data80 · 92.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
6
No data
80
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$39,018
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+8.1%
+$2,936
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+8.1%
$39,018 vs $36,082
Communication and Media Studies
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
$49,070
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+36.0%
+$12,988
Communication and Media Studies
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+36.0%
$49,070 vs $36,082
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
$54,585
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+51.3%
+$18,503
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+51.3%
$54,585 vs $36,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$55,655
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+54.2%
+$19,573
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+54.2%
$55,655 vs $36,082
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$58,344
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+61.7%
+$22,262
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+61.7%
$58,344 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$71,548
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+98.3%
+$35,466
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+98.3%
$71,548 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$128,491
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+256.1%
+$92,409
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+256.1%
$128,491 vs $36,082
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Accredited since 1952Next review Mar 2026
Action history · 2
- Feb 2021Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jul 2013Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price
$6,542
-$1,954vs Community College median $8,496
Federal loans
0.2%
In-state tuition
$1,508
Out-of-state
$12,249
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,546 students received $7.2M in Pell grants, alongside $99K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
1,546
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.2M
$7,175,532 total
Direct Loans
$99K
26 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
1k’20
1k’21
1k’22
2k’23
2k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$62K
16 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$37K
10 loan awards
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 124 borrowers who entered repayment, 16 (12.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
12.9%
+10.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
124
Defaulted
16
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
11.5%+2.2
2017
19.6%+10.4
2018
7.6%+0.6
2019
12.9%+10.6
2020*
4.8%
This institutionNational rate
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Gavilan College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs60
UndergraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
631 total completions
01Health Professions
16325.8%
01Health Professions
16325.8%
02Liberal Arts
14322.7%
02Liberal Arts
14322.7%
03Business
9414.9%
03Business
9414.9%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
487.6%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
487.6%
05Psychology
477.4%
05Psychology
477.4%
06Security/Protective
386.0%
06Security/Protective
386.0%
07Communication
294.6%
07Communication
294.6%
08Social Sciences
284.4%
08Social Sciences
284.4%
09Computer Sciences
233.6%
09Computer Sciences
233.6%
10Parks/Recreation
182.9%
10Parks/Recreation
182.9%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
6,083
12-mo unduplicated
9,823
Undergraduate
9,823
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
49%4,842
Women
51%4,981
Race / ethnicity composition
Hispanic
65.9%
White
18.9%
Asian
5.7%
Two or more
3.4%
Unknown
2.6%
Black
2.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Non-resident
0.1%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
154
127 M · 27 W
Women athletes
17.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.3M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$6K
$6K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 6
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Football
48
—
$155,368
Football
48 M · —
Soccer
26
18
$81,072
Soccer
26 M · 18 W
Baseball
38
—
$105,206
Baseball
38 M · —
Basketball
16
9
$129,154
Basketball
16 M · 9 W
Beach Volleyball
—
12
$20,435
Beach Volleyball
— · 12 W
Volleyball
—
10
$30,997
Volleyball
— · 10 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.18
1 offenses · 5,484 students
3-year trend
0.662 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.18Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
Fondling
1
By location
1total
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
4
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
27.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
78
Gavilan College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Gavilan College selected for federal comparison reporting.
This institutionPeer median
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectGavilan College | 42% | Open admission | 6,083 | $6,542 | Community College |
| — | Open admission | 4,052 | $8,392 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,705 | $5,095 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,851 | $14,607 | Community College | |
| — | 100.0% | 3,282 | $6,384 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,466 | $4,957 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,828 | $11,316 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,019 | $9,105 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,768 | $11,331 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,048 | $5,833 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 3,296 | $4,612 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,285 | $10,830 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,865 | $6,696 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,079 | $8,244 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 679 | $9,228 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,200 | $8,068 | Community College | |
| — | 97.0% | 332 | $8,627 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,447 | $12,045 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,949 | $12,844 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,844 | $14,644 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 5,704 | $6,794 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,069 | $4,543 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,522 | $6,182 | Community College | |
| — | 99.6% | 5,002 | $4,270 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 668 | $5,570 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,044 | $12,244 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,488 | $14,628 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,576 | $10,389 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,604 | $8,496 | Community College | |
| — | 100.0% | 2,248 | $8,725 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,478 | $14,327 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 42% | 99.8% | 2,447 | $8,496 |
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Gavilan College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Office of Institutional Research and Planning
Address
5055 Santa Teresa Blvd
Gilroy, CA 95020
The Institutional Research and Planning Team at Gavilan College includes Hazel De Ausen, Ph.D., the Director, and offers a research request form for internal inquiries. The page provides links to data sources and program planning and review details.
Visit IR office pageTeam
2 members
- Hazel De Ausen, Ph.D.Director of Institutional Research & Planning
- Nick Salisbury, M.S.Senior Research Analyst
Reports & documents (4)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionCommonly Used Data DefinitionsThis document from Gavilan College provides definitions for key institutional data terms such as student headcount, enrollment, full-time equivalents for both students and faculty, weekly contact hours, instructional efficiency, census week, and success, retention, and persistence rates. These metrics are important for assessing performance, productivity, funding, and overall quality within the academic environment.gavilan.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookGavilan College Factbook2009The Gavilan College Factbook provides a comprehensive overview of the college's academic and administrative performance for 2009. It includes data on student enrollment trends, demographic profiles, program outcomes, and success measures. The Factbook details financial allocations, faculty and staff compositions, and highlights key programs for student support, such as EOPS and MESA. Additionally, it discusses new initiatives like the Gilroy Early College Academy and STEM programs aimed at improving academic success. The Factbook is a tool for examining institutional data and trends over time, facilitating analysis and strategic planning.gavilan.edu
- Strategic planStrategic Plan FY 2025 - 2030Strategic planning at Gavilan College involves an active and cooperative process to determine the future direction of the institution. It is guided by the college's Vision, Mission, Values, and Student Learning Outcomes to ensure the viability of the institution and efficient use of resources. The strategic plan covers fiscal years 2025 to 2030, indicating a commitment to long-term planning.gavilan.edu
Notable alumni of Gavilan College (1)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Kris Koenig
Frequently asked questions about Gavilan College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Gavilan College.
What is the acceptance rate at Gavilan College?
Gavilan College does not have a reported acceptance rate. This institution has an open admission policy: it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements, so it does not report a selective admit rate.
What is the graduation rate at Gavilan College?
Gavilan College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 42% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Gavilan College?
Gavilan College reports a total enrollment of 6,083 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Gavilan College?
The average net price at Gavilan College is $6,542 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is Gavilan College located?
Gavilan College is located in Gilroy, California 95020.
Who runs Institutional Research at Gavilan College?
Gavilan College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Planning.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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