Napa Valley College
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.
Outcomes & equity
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
What families actually pay
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.
Academic programs
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Faculty
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Napa Valley College vs IPEDS peer group
The peer institutions Napa Valley 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectNapa Valley College | 43% | — | 4,844 | $14,046 | Community College |
Atlantic Cape Community College | — | — | 4,052 | $8,502 | Community College |
Black River Technical College | — | — | 1,705 | $6,053 | Community College |
Carl Albert State College | — | — | 1,851 | $6,855 | Community College |
Cleveland State Community College | — | 100.0% | 3,282 | $6,183 | Community College |
Coffeyville Community College | — | — | 1,466 | $5,481 | Community College |
Columbia College | — | — | 2,828 | $15,468 | Community College |
Copper Mountain Community College | — | — | 2,019 | $7,962 | Community College |
Crafton Hills College | — | — | 6,768 | $10,655 | Community College |
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College | — | — | 1,048 | $5,643 | Community College |
Dyersburg State Community College | — | — | 3,296 | $4,322 | Community College |
Eastern Oklahoma State College | — | — | 1,285 | $11,020 | Community College |
Fulton-Montgomery Community College | — | — | 1,865 | $7,803 | Community College |
Garden City Community College | — | — | 2,079 | $8,681 | Community College |
Garrett College | — | — | 679 | $6,396 | Community College |
Gavilan College | — | — | 6,083 | $2,244 | Community College |
Holyoke Community College | — | — | 4,200 | $6,860 | Community College |
Marion Military Institute | — | 97.0% | 332 | $10,137 | Community College |
Mineral Area College | — | — | 2,447 | $11,123 | Community College |
Murray State College | — | — | 2,949 | $15,071 | Community College |
Orange County Community College | — | — | 5,704 | $7,442 | Community College |
Ozarka College | — | — | 1,069 | $4,396 | Community College |
Ranger College | — | — | 2,522 | $6,565 | Community College |
Roane State Community College | — | 99.6% | 5,002 | $6,017 | Community College |
Roanoke-Chowan Community College | — | — | 668 | $8,076 | Community College |
Roxbury Community College | — | — | 2,044 | $12,544 | Community College |
Seminole State College | — | — | 1,488 | $15,328 | Community College |
SUNY Adirondack | — | — | 2,576 | $10,363 | Community College |
Three Rivers College | — | — | 2,604 | $9,980 | Community College |
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton | — | 100.0% | 2,248 | $11,718 | Community College |
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College | — | — | 4,478 | $15,000 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 43% | 99.8% | 2,447 | $8,076 |
Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
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- 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 CrisostomoAdministrative Assistant
Documents & reports (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardnapavalley.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planStrategic plan2026The Napa Valley College Strategic Plan outlines several institutional plans aimed at enhancing educational outcomes from 2024 to 2029. These plans include the Educational Master Plan, Facilities Master Plan, Technology Master Plan, and others, encompassing aspects like equity, strategic enrollment, and guided pathways. The plans are intended to foster institutional effectiveness, align with accreditation requirements, and enhance the college's educational offerings and infrastructure.napavalley.edu
Grants & funding opportunities (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni (3)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Michael GagePolitics
- Rockwell D. Hunt
- L. B. Mallory
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