About
San José City College (SJCC) is a community college located in San José, California, and was founded in 1921. It serves as an educational hub in Santa Clara County and focuses on providing affordable and accessible education aimed at career growth, university transfer, and lifelong learning. SJCC is one of the oldest community colleges in California and is situated in Silicon Valley, emphasizing opportunities for students in technology and entrepreneurship.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 112 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 109 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing3 · 2.7%
- No Data109 · 97.3%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 5
- Jan 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Feb 2018Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Feb 2017Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
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.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,294 students received $10.3M in Pell grants, alongside $486K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 79 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (3.7%) 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 San Jose City College
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
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 7
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 campus5
- Public property3
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.
San Jose City College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions San Jose City College 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 Jose City College | 34% | — | 8,609 | $16,658 | Community College |
Cabrillo College | — | — | 9,457 | $13,328 | Community College |
College of Alameda | — | — | 6,141 | $9,280 | Community College |
Cuesta College | — | — | 11,283 | $12,898 | Community College |
De Anza College | — | — | 17,425 | $4,667 | Community College |
Diablo Valley College | — | — | 17,228 | $6,142 | Community College |
Folsom Lake College | — | — | 11,098 | $3,661 | Community College |
Fullerton College | — | — | 19,521 | $8,090 | Community College |
Glendale Community College | — | — | 12,075 | $7,461 | Community College |
Golden West College | — | — | 10,721 | $2,861 | Community College |
Las Positas College | — | — | 8,103 | $4,175 | Community College |
Los Angeles Pierce College | — | — | 16,906 | $11,196 | Community College |
MiraCosta College | 96% | — | 11,478 | $7,178 | Baccalaureate |
Moorpark College | — | — | 14,583 | $742 | Community College |
Ohlone College | — | — | 9,061 | $14,130 | Community College |
Orange Coast College | — | — | 17,096 | $4,754 | Community College |
Palomar College | — | — | 19,550 | $5,247 | Community College |
Pasadena City College | — | — | 24,597 | $3,123 | Community College |
San Diego Mesa College | 92% | — | 19,212 | -$904 | Baccalaureate |
Santa Barbara City College | — | — | 12,334 | $10,029 | Community College |
Santa Monica College | 81% | — | 23,453 | $3,600 | Baccalaureate |
Santiago Canyon College | — | — | 11,897 | $3,407 | Community College |
Sierra College | — | — | 19,125 | $4,462 | Community College |
Skyline College | — | — | 9,572 | -$1,180 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 87% | — | 12,205 | $5,001 |
San Jose City College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
We provide research consulting, support, facilitation and technical assistance to college faculty, staff, administrators and students, and support for accountability reporting related to accreditation, state/federal requirements and grants.
Visit IR office page- Joyce LuiDean of RPIE
- Yvonne PhanResearch Analyst
- Hazel De AusenResearch Analyst II
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of San Jose City College (6)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Torraye BraggsAthletics
- Johnpaul JonesArchitecture
- Jean LaMarrArt
- Roger MaltbieSports Broadcasting
- Sonia SheridanArt
- Amy TanLiterature
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