San Joaquin Valley College - Rancho Cordova
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.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 3,988 borrowers who entered repayment, 166 (4.1%) 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 SJVC
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
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
- On campus1
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.
SJVC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions SJVC 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSan Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova | 76% | Open admission | 224 | $29,811 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
| — | Open admission | 190 | $46,880 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | Open admission | 365 | $21,629 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 100.0% | 158 | $23,984 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | Open admission | 516 | $30,669 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 81.3% | 416 | $39,357 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| Peer group median | 76% | 90.6% | 295 | $30,240 |
Institutions like SJVC
Explore the federal data for institutions in SJVC's comparison group.
- Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
California Career College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment190Net price$46,880View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
American Medical Sciences Center
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment365Net price$21,629View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment158Net price$23,984View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
National Polytechnic College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment516Net price$30,669View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate81.3%Enrollment416Net price$39,357View data
Campus network
SJVC is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
- CA
Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CAView data - CA
Delano
Delano, CAView data - CA
Fresno
Fresno, CAView data - CA
Hesperia
Hesperia, CAView data - CA
Lancaster
Lancaster, CAView data - CA
Modesto
Salida, CAView data - CA
Ontario
Ontario, CAView data - AZ
Phoenix
Phoenix, AZNo page yet - CA
Porterville
Porterville, CAView data - CA
Rancho Mirage
Rancho Mirage, CAView data - CA
Sacramento
Sacramento, CANo page yet - CA
San Leandro
San Leandro, CANo page yet - CA
Santa Maria
Santa Maria, CAView data - CA
Temecula
Temecula, CAView data - CA
Trades Education Center
Fresno, CAView data
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