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Napa Valley College

Napa, California·Public, 2-year·Far West·napavalley.edu
Acceptance
Open admission
—
6-yr Graduation
43%
—
Total enrollment
4,844
peer median 2,447
Avg net price
$14,644
+$6.1k vs Community College
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About

Napa Valley College, formerly Napa Junior College and Napa Community College, is a public community college in Napa, California. The tree-lined main campus is on 160 acres (65 ha) overlooking the Napa River and includes a performing arts center, a child development center, a business development center, a Visual Arts Center including a Gallery and Ceramics Studio, and the Napa Valley Vintners Teaching Winery. An Upper Valley Campus in St. Helena includes the Napa Valley Cooking School, training aspiring chefs. In 2014–2015, the total enrollment was about 8,559.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
43%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

8.2pp gap
Pell recipients
48%73 of 151
Non-Pell (all)
40%109 of 274
No Federal Aid
40%109 of 274

Pell recipients here graduate at a 8.2-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.

FVT/GE

Of 73 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 72 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
73
Passing
1
1.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

73programs
  • Passing1 · 1.4%
  • No Data72 · 98.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
0
No data
72

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.

1
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+20.0%
$43,305 vs $36,082

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Accredited since 1952Next review Jan 2030

Action history · 4

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  2. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  3. Jan 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  4. Feb 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$12,795
$30–48k$13,380
$48–75k$16,099
$75–110k$18,041
$110k+$20,165

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$14,644
+$6,148vs Community College median $8,496
Federal loans
0.7%
In-state tuition
$1,156
Out-of-state
$11,908

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,242 students received $5.7M in Pell grants, alongside $339K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,242
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.7M
$5,653,511 total
Direct Loans
$339K
78 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$124K
37 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$168K
39 loan awards
Parent PLUS$47K
2 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 58 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (3.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.4%
+1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
58
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.1%
2017
5.7%
2018
9.5%
2019
3.4%
2020*
0.0%
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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Napa Valley College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs61
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

399 total completions
01Business
8320.8%
02Health Professions
7117.8%
03Biological Sciences
5012.5%
04Visual/Performing Arts
4611.5%
05Psychology
338.3%
06Social Sciences
317.8%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
287.0%
08Mathematics
215.3%
09Security/Protective
205.0%
10Liberal Arts
164.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
4,844
12-mo unduplicated
6,928
Undergraduate
6,928
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
42%2,901
Women
58%4,027

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
48.8%
White
23.2%
Asian
12.6%
Two or more
5.3%
Black
5.0%
Unknown
3.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%
Non-resident
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
116
76 M · 40 W
Women athletes
34.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$49K
$39K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Soccer
26 M · 14 W
$132K
Baseball
29 M · —
$85K
Basketball
14 M · 9 W
$194K
Volleyball
— · 13 W
$60K
Golf
7 M · 5 W
$162K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.71
3 offenses · 4,213 students

3-year trend

2.012 yrs ago5.441 yr ago0.71Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
34
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
15
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
3
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
1
Aggravated assault
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

3total
  • Public property3

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race3

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs20
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
21.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
97

Napa Valley College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Napa Valley College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
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
SubjectNapa Valley College
43%Open admission4,844$14,644Community College
Atlantic Cape Community College
—Open admission4,052$8,392Community College
Black River Technical College
—Open admission1,705$5,095Community College
Carl Albert State College
—Open admission1,851$14,607Community College
Cleveland State Community College
—100.0%3,282$6,384Community College
Coffeyville Community College
—Open admission1,466$4,957Community College
Columbia College
—Open admission2,828$11,316Community College
Copper Mountain Community College
—Open admission2,019$9,105Community College
Crafton Hills College
—Open admission6,768$11,331Community College
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College
—Open admission1,048$5,833Community College
Dyersburg State Community College
—Open admission3,296$4,612Community College
Eastern Oklahoma State College
—Open admission1,285$10,830Community College
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
—Open admission1,865$6,696Community College
Garden City Community College
—Open admission2,079$8,244Community College
Garrett College
—Open admission679$9,228Community College
Gavilan College
—Open admission6,083$6,542Community College
Holyoke Community College
—Open admission4,200$8,068Community College
Marion Military Institute
—97.0%332$8,627Community College
Mineral Area College
—Open admission2,447$12,045Community College
Murray State College
—Open admission2,949$12,844Community College
Orange County Community College
—Open admission5,704$6,794Community College
Ozarka College
—Open admission1,069$4,543Community College
Ranger College
—Open admission2,522$6,182Community College
Roane State Community College
—99.6%5,002$4,270Community College
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
—Open admission668$5,570Community College
Roxbury Community College
—Open admission2,044$12,244Community College
Seminole State College
—Open admission1,488$14,628Community College
SUNY Adirondack
—Open admission2,576$10,389Community College
Three Rivers College
—Open admission2,604$8,496Community College
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton
—100.0%2,248$8,725Community College
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
—Open admission4,478$14,327Community College
Peer group median43%99.8%2,447$8,496

Institutions like Napa Valley College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Napa Valley College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Napa Valley College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Research, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Email
rwornall [at] napavalley.edu
Phone
707-256-7192
Address
2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, Napa, CA 94558

The Office of Research, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness (RPIE) supports college planning activities by providing data and analysis to inform decision-making and monitor institutional effectiveness, coordinating the development and implementation of institutional plans, ensuring a regular cycle of evaluation aimed at improving programs and services, promoting outcomes assessment as a means of measuring and improving student learning and institutional effectiveness, and fostering a culture that values and addresses accreditation requirements.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Robyn Wornall, Ph.D.
    Dean of Research, Planning & Institutional Effectiveness
  • Ryan Grimm, Ph.D.
    Director of Institutional Research
  • Hallam Stevens, Ph.D.
    Grants Manager
  • Alexis Crisostomo
    Administrative Assistant

Reports & documents (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Notable alumni of Napa Valley College (3)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Michael Gage
    Politics
  • Rockwell D. Hunt
  • L. B. Mallory

Frequently asked questions about Napa Valley College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Napa Valley College.

What is the acceptance rate at Napa Valley College?

Napa Valley 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 Napa Valley College?

Napa Valley College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 43% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Napa Valley College?

Napa Valley College reports a total enrollment of 4,844 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Napa Valley College?

The average net price at Napa Valley College is $14,644 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Napa Valley College located?

Napa Valley College is located in Napa, California 94558-6236.

Who runs Institutional Research at Napa Valley College?

Napa Valley College's IR work is done by the Office of Research, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness.

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.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
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.
U.S. Department of Education
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.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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