Private (for-profit)

San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria

Santa Maria, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·sjvc.edu
6-yr Graduation
63%
Enrollment
114
peer median 365
Avg net price
$20,549
-$2.3k vs peer
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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
63%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

32.0pp gap
Pell recipients
65%
Non-Pell
33%

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$19,811
$30–48k$20,250
$48–75k$21,070
$75–110k$25,709
$110k+$25,709

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,549
-$2,344vs peer median $22,894
Federal loans
72.5%

Academic programs at SJVC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

46 total
01Health Professions
46100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
114
12-mo unduplicated
223
Undergraduate
223
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
11%24
Women
89%199

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
75.5%
White
11.0%
Asian
3.1%
Unknown
3.1%
Black
2.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.8%
Two or more
1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.2%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1

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-Santa Maria
63%114$20,549
American College of Healthcare and Technology
272$15,115
AMG School of Nursing
552$33,363
ATA College
23.1%193$22,680
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Indianapolis
172$30,293
California Career Institute
73.9%628
Concorde Career College-Southaven
100.0%115$22,064
Contra Costa Medical Career College
556
Dorsey College-Dearborn
430$22,173
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond
454$40,766
Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield
493$49,781
Infinity College
179
Institute of Culinary Education
553
Interactive College of Technology-Newport
101$15,239
Lamson Institute
498$24,617
Mariano Moreno Culinary Institute
108$14,004
Miller-Motte College-Tulsa
389$23,107
North-West College-Anaheim
100.0%513$31,140
North-West College-Long Beach
100.0%652$32,474
Ohio Medical Career College
129$16,023
Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio
424$21,497
Pinnacle Career Institute
619$19,024
PITC Institute
282$19,304
Premiere Career College
105$23,214
Ross College-Grand Rapids North
387$21,770
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage
342$24,175
Southeastern College-Charlotte
93.7%252$36,058
Southern Careers Institute-Waco
185$22,657
Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar
791$25,637
Valley College-Beckley
165$24,526
Peer group median63%96.8%365$22,894

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