Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center

Fresno, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·sjvc.edu
6-yr Graduation
80%
Enrollment
364
peer median 682
Avg net price
$24,093
-$991 vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
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San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center is a private vocational college located in Fresno, California. It focuses on providing degree and certificate programs in various fields, including healthcare, business, and industrial training. The institution was founded in 1977 and has expanded across multiple campuses in California and Arizona.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
80%
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
77%
Non-Pell
64%

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$23,061
$30–48k$24,404
$48–75k$25,393
$75–110k$27,990
$110k+$25,657

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

Avg net price (private)
$24,093
-$990vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions median $25,084
Federal loans
67.1%

Academic programs at SJVC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

16 total
01Construction Trades
1593.8%
02Mechanic
16.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
364
12-mo unduplicated
490
Undergraduate
490
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
97%473
Women
3%17

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
56.9%
White
21.2%
Asian
9.9%
Unknown
4.8%
Black
3.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.1%
Two or more
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
33.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
10

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-Trades Education Center
80%364$24,093Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Advanced Technology Institute
53.5%415$18,497Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
American Trade School
154$18,022Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Colorado School of Trades
90.9%85$22,635Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Erie Institute of Technology Inc
221$19,173Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs
679$22,051Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Intellitec College-Grand Junction
1,077$16,656Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Island Drafting and Technical Institute
30$21,392Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
ITI Technical College
555$19,862Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver
1,212$32,060Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie
1,539$30,391Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis
1,052$29,530Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta
538$29,503Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville
967$27,603Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia
345$28,399Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
MyComputerCareer at Columbus
821$25,617Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
New York Automotive and Diesel Institute
487$22,466Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
North Central Institute
61$24,033Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Ohio Technical College
683$27,952Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Pennco Tech-Bristol
771$20,710Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Refrigeration School Inc
1,417$25,300Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology
68.6%88$26,359Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Sonoran Desert Institute
5,437$19,921Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology
411$30,099Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
397$30,922Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston
681$27,427Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem
43$22,044Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa
892$33,120Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
1,957$27,139Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Universal Technical Institute of California Inc
1,553$23,526Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc
1,214$26,671Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth
1,610$23,939Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California
1,701$24,867Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
WyoTech
1,335$42,574Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Peer group median80%68.6%682$25,084

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