Gavilan College
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.
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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing7 · 8.0%
- No Data80 · 92.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
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
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,504 students received $6.7M in Pell grants, alongside $90K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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 vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 6
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Gavilan College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Gavilan College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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% | — | 6,083 | $2,244 | Community College |
| — | — | 4,052 | $8,502 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,705 | $6,053 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,851 | $6,855 | Community College | |
| — | 100.0% | 3,282 | $6,183 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,466 | $5,481 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,828 | $15,468 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,019 | $7,962 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,768 | $10,655 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,048 | $5,643 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,296 | $4,322 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,285 | $11,020 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,865 | $7,803 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,079 | $8,681 | Community College | |
| — | — | 679 | $6,396 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,200 | $6,860 | Community College | |
| — | 97.0% | 332 | $10,137 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,447 | $11,123 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,949 | $15,071 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,844 | $14,046 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,704 | $7,442 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,069 | $4,396 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,522 | $6,565 | Community College | |
| — | 99.6% | 5,002 | $6,017 | Community College | |
| — | — | 668 | $8,076 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,044 | $12,544 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,488 | $15,328 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,576 | $10,363 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,604 | $9,980 | Community College | |
| — | 100.0% | 2,248 | $11,718 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,478 | $15,000 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 42% | 99.8% | 2,447 | $8,076 |
Institutions like Gavilan College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Gavilan College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeNew Jersey
Atlantic Cape Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,052Net price$8,502View data - Community CollegeArkansas
Black River Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,705Net price$6,053View data - Community CollegeOklahoma
Carl Albert State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,851Net price$6,855View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Cleveland State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment3,282Net price$6,183View data - Community CollegeKansas
Coffeyville Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,466Net price$5,481View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Columbia College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,828Net price$15,468View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Copper Mountain Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,019Net price$7,962View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Crafton Hills College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,768Net price$10,655View data - Community CollegeNew York
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,048Net price$5,643View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Dyersburg State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,296Net price$4,322View data - Community CollegeOklahoma
Eastern Oklahoma State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,285Net price$11,020View data - Community CollegeNew York
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,865Net price$7,803View data - Community CollegeKansas
Garden City Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,079Net price$8,681View data - Community CollegeMaryland
Garrett College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment679Net price$6,396View data - Community CollegeMassachusetts
Holyoke Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,200Net price$6,860View data - Community CollegeAlabama
Marion Military Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate97.0%Enrollment332Net price$10,137View data - Community CollegeMissouri
Mineral Area College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,447Net price$11,123View data - Community CollegeOklahoma
Murray State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,949Net price$15,071View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Napa Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,844Net price$14,046View data - Community CollegeNew York
Orange County Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,704Net price$7,442View data - Community CollegeArkansas
Ozarka College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,069Net price$4,396View data - Community CollegeTexas
Ranger College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,522Net price$6,565View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Roane State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate99.6%Enrollment5,002Net price$6,017View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment668Net price$8,076View data - Community CollegeMassachusetts
Roxbury Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,044Net price$12,544View data - Community CollegeOklahoma
Seminole State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,488Net price$15,328View data - Community CollegeNew York
SUNY Adirondack
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,576Net price$10,363View data - Community CollegeMissouri
Three Rivers College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,604Net price$9,980View data - Community CollegeArkansas
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment2,248Net price$11,718View data - Community CollegeArkansas
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,478Net price$15,000View data
Gavilan College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
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 page- 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
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