Community CollegePrivate (for-profit)

San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno

Fresno, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·sjvc.edu
6-yr Graduation
62%
+31.0pp vs Community College
Enrollment
447
peer median 12,472
Avg net price
$23,045
+$19k vs Community College
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About

San Joaquin Valley College (SJVC) is a private for-profit college with locations in California and an online division. SJVC was founded in 1977 by Robert and Shirley Perry. The college offers certificates, Associate of Science degrees, and continuing education opportunities in the criminal justice and industrial trade fields.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
62%+31.0pp vs Community College
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

22.0pp gap
Pell recipients
64%
Non-Pell
42%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$22,458
$30–48k$23,021
$48–75k$23,238
$75–110k$26,054
$110k+$27,937

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

Avg net price (private)
$23,045
+$19,317vs Community College median $3,728
Federal loans
53.4%

Academic programs at SJVC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs7
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

100 total
01Agriculture
5454.0%
02Health Professions
4444.0%
03Business
22.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
447
12-mo unduplicated
770
Undergraduate
770
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
13%100
Women
87%670

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
71.7%
White
14.3%
Unknown
4.8%
Asian
4.0%
Black
3.5%
Two or more
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Non-resident
0.2%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
28.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
12

SJVC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions SJVC 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 Joaquin Valley College-Fresno
62%447$23,045Community College
College of the Sequoias
14,494$29Community College
Fresno City College
28,071$1,699Community College
Merced College
12,472$4,260Community College
Modesto Junior College
0%18,258$10,176Baccalaureate
Porterville College
4,784$3,728Community College
Reedley College
8,796$1,584Community College
Peer group median31%12,472$3,728

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