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San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, California·Public, 2-year·Far West·valleycollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
28%
-37.5pp vs Community College
Total enrollment
14,055
peer median 15,962
Avg net price
$8,234
+$3.0k vs Community College
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San Bernardino Valley College is a public community college in San Bernardino, California. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The college has an enrollment of 17,044 students and covers 82 acres (33 ha). Valley College is also a part of the San Bernardino Community College District which includes Crafton Hills College located in nearby Yucaipa and the Professional Development Center in San Bernardino.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
28%-37.5pp vs Community College
Full-time retention
81%

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 135 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 132 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
135
Passing
3
2.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

135programs
  • Passing3 · 2.2%
  • No Data132 · 97.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
132

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.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+23.0%
$44,382 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+38.7%
$50,061 vs $36,082
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+75.2%
$63,205 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 Oct 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 5

  1. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Mar 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Feb 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  4. Jul 2017Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Jul 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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,059
$30–48k$7,949
$48–75k$8,452
$75–110k$12,273
$110k+$13,367

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

Avg net price
$8,234
+$3,026vs Community College median $5,209
Federal loans
0.3%
In-state tuition
$1,185
Out-of-state
$10,017

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 5,177 students received $22.0M in Pell grants, alongside $424K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
5,177
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$22.0M
$22,023,777 total
Direct Loans
$424K
123 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
20
4k
21
4k
22
4k
23
5k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$181K
64 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$243K
59 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.

Of 19 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (5.2%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.2%
+2.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
19
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.7%
2017
16.6%
2018
6.2%
2019
5.2%
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 San Bernardino Valley College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs95
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,116 total completions
01Liberal Arts
47142.2%
02Business
17615.8%
03Health Professions
15013.4%
04Psychology
948.4%
05Security/Protective
454.0%
06Social Sciences
423.8%
07Family/Consumer Sci
423.8%
08Visual/Performing Arts
383.4%
09Public Admin
292.6%
10Communication
292.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
14,055
12-mo unduplicated
19,506
Undergraduate
19,506
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%7,968
Women
59%11,538

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
70.1%
White
10.6%
Black
10.2%
Asian
4.5%
Two or more
3.5%
Unknown
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Non-resident
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
252
184 M · 68 W
Women athletes
27.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$15K
$15K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Football
79 M ·
$257K
Soccer
31 M · 24 W
$157K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
24 M · 13 W
$253K
Baseball
30 M ·
$93K
Basketball
15 M · 13 W
$429K
Cross Country
14 M · 8 W
$131K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.21
13 offenses · 10,767 students

3-year trend

1.072 yrs ago0.711 yr ago1.21Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
33
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
10
Aggravated assault
2
Fondling
1

By location

13total
  • On campus11
  • Non-campus1
  • Public property1

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons50
Drugs531
Liquor51

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.

Student-to-faculty
25.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
140

San Bernardino Valley College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions San Bernardino Valley College selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectSan Bernardino Valley College
28%14,055$8,234Community College
11,463$4,638Community College
30,462$4,628Community College
13,532$8,263Baccalaureate
50%30,746$4,751Baccalaureate
10,968$4,632Community College
9,457$13,328Community College
21,859$693Community College
12,842$4,616Community College
22,460$5,743Community College
10,429$3,800Community College
19,267$7,272Community College
9,901$1,504Community College
28,313$6,329Baccalaureate
18,075$2,114Community College
14,494$29Community College
15,744$4,648Community College
11,283$12,898Community College
15,924$4,683Baccalaureate
17,425$4,667Community College
17,228$6,142Community College
33,677$9,791Community College
21,664$5,170Community College
9,336$12,591Community College
12,949$7,549Baccalaureate
28,071$1,699Community College
19,521$8,090Community College
12,075$7,461Community College
10,721$2,861Community College
14,440$2,755Community College
9,328$15,805Community College
24,985$5,001Community College
14,611$7,532Community College
16,906$11,196Community College
12,519$10,658Community College
15,999$10,200Community College
96%11,478$7,178Baccalaureate
0%18,258$10,176Baccalaureate
7,173$13,498Community College
14,583$742Community College
29,971$3,107Community College
17,627$7,098Community College
9,061$14,130Community College
17,096$4,754Community College
19,550$5,247Community College
12,556$9,682Baccalaureate
20,861$9,920Community College
8,796$1,584Community College
17,441$11,903Baccalaureate
21,730$4,026Community College
19,920$3,974Community College
20,764$2,976Community College
19,901$5,290Community College
13,242-$818Community College
92%19,212-$904Baccalaureate
20,969$8,508Community College
27,248$3,854Baccalaureate
12,334$10,029Community College
81%23,453$3,600Baccalaureate
17,854$5,541Community College
11,897$3,407Community College
7,065$14,380Community College
19,125$4,462Community College
9,282$3,869Baccalaureate
20,986$10,893Community College
4,319$7,402Baccalaureate
12,222$2,257Community College
7,655$1,842Community College
Peer group median66%15,962$5,209

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San Bernardino Valley College Institutional Research office

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

Office
Division of Research, Planning, & Institutional Effectiveness
Reports to San Bernardino Valley College
Phone
909-389-3275
Address
701 South Mount Vernon Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92410

The Division of Research, Planning, & Institutional Effectiveness spearheads data-informed decision-making to support continuous improvement efforts aimed at enhancing student success and institutional adaptability. By facilitating strategic planning, research, professional and organizational development, and grants development and administration, the Division empowers faculty, staff, and administrators to foster a student-centered campus environment.

Visit IR office page
Team
5 members
  • Joanna Oxendine, Ed.D.
    Dean of Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness with Grants Oversight
  • Gabriel Martinez-Lazaro, M.S.
    Acting Dean of Research, and Institutional Effectiveness
  • Christie Gabriel-Millette, M.A.
    Senior Research and Planning Analyst
  • Dan Huynh
    Senior Research and Planning Analyst
  • Marcelino Pena
    Senior Research and Planning Analyst

Reports & documents (3)

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

Notable alumni of San Bernardino Valley College (10)

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

  • Susan Anton
    Entertainment
  • Wilmer Carter
    Politics
  • George Caster
    Sports
  • Rich Dauer
    Sports
  • Dino Ebel
    Sports
  • Dirk Kempthorne
    Politics
  • John Trudell
    Activism
  • Tyree Washington
    Sports
  • Jimmy Webb
    Music
  • Charles E. Young
    Education

Frequently asked questions about San Bernardino Valley College

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

What is the graduation rate at San Bernardino Valley College?

San Bernardino Valley College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 28% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend San Bernardino Valley College?

San Bernardino Valley College reports a total enrollment of 14,055 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at San Bernardino Valley College?

The average net price at San Bernardino Valley College is $8,234 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is San Bernardino Valley College located?

San Bernardino Valley College is located in San Bernardino, California 92410-2798.

Who runs Institutional Research at San Bernardino Valley College?

San Bernardino Valley College's IR work is done by the Division of Research, Planning, & Institutional Effectiveness, which reports to San Bernardino Valley College.

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