Ventura College
About
Ventura College is a public community college in Ventura, California. Established in 1925, the college has a 112-acre (45 ha) campus with an enrollment of 13,763 students. It is part of the Ventura County Community College District.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 100 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 97 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing2 · 2.0%
- No Data97 · 97.0%
- Failing1 · 1.0%
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden 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 · 7
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jan 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- May 2023Grant Substantive Change: DegreeAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Oct 2021Grant Substantive Change: OtherAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Feb 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAccrediting 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, 3,904 students received $19.1M in Pell grants, alongside $1.0M 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 188 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (4.2%) 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 Ventura 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 · 13
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 campus6
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.
Ventura College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Ventura 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectVentura College | 38% | — | 12,222 | $2,257 | Community College |
| — | — | 6,950 | $6,235 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,876 | $6,313 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,841 | $16,051 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,457 | $13,328 | Community College | |
| — | — | 14,082 | $5,416 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,842 | $4,616 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,861 | $11,812 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,712 | $4,576 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,787 | $4,342 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,478 | $5,001 | Community College | |
| — | — | 10,337 | $4,620 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,397 | $4,550 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,273 | $2,895 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,873 | $1,697 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,103 | $4,175 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,455 | $5,692 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,980 | $10,421 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,718 | $6,258 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,533 | $6,283 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,475 | $5,135 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,361 | $659 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,399 | $5,252 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,364 | $8,508 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,218 | $10,818 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,897 | $3,407 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,098 | $7,062 | Community College | |
| — | 100.0% | 7,004 | $4,588 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,143 | $5,981 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,963 | $10,477 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,899 | $4,153 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 38% | 100.0% | 8,103 | $5,252 |
Institutions like Ventura College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Ventura College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeMassachusetts
Bristol Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,950Net price$6,235View data - Community CollegeMassachusetts
Bunker Hill Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,876Net price$6,313View data - Community CollegeKansas
Butler Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,841Net price$16,051View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Cabrillo College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,457Net price$13,328View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Cape Fear Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment14,082Net price$5,416View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Chabot College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,842Net price$4,616View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
College of the Desert
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,861Net price$11,812View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Columbia State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,712Net price$4,576View data - Community CollegeNew York
CUNY Bronx Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,787Net price$4,342View data - Community CollegeNew York
CUNY Hostos Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,478Net price$5,001View data - Community CollegeNew York
CUNY Queensborough Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment10,337Net price$4,620View data - Community CollegeMichigan
Delta College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,397Net price$4,550View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Hartnell College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment11,273Net price$2,895View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Imperial Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,873Net price$1,697View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Las Positas College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,103Net price$4,175View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Los Medanos College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,455Net price$5,692View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Motlow State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,980Net price$10,421View data - Community CollegeMichigan
Mott Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,718Net price$6,258View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Nashville State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,533Net price$6,283View data - Community CollegeOklahoma
Oklahoma City Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment11,475Net price$5,135View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Oxnard College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,361Net price$659View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Pellissippi State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,399Net price$5,252View data - Community CollegeNew York
Rockland Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,364Net price$8,508View data - Community CollegeNew Jersey
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,218Net price$10,818View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Santiago Canyon College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment11,897Net price$3,407View data - Community CollegeTexas
South Plains College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,098Net price$7,062View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Southwest Tennessee Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment7,004Net price$4,588View data - Community CollegeMissouri
St Charles Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,143Net price$5,981View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Volunteer State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,963Net price$10,477View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Walters State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,899Net price$4,153View data
Ventura College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Our office provides high-quality data and analysis to inform college decisions. We provide assistance with institutional research, college planning, and program review.
Visit IR office page- Phillip BriggsDean of Institutional Effectiveness
- Ornpawee (Nan) DuangpunResearch Analyst
- Kelly DentonAcademic Data Specialist
- Ann NelsonAcademic Data Specialist
- Dawn ChaseAcademic Data Specialist
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardventuracollege.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- GlossaryGlossary of Terms | Ventura CollegeThe Ventura College Glossary of Terms provides definitions for commonly used academic and institutional terms. It covers various educational concepts, including degrees, courses, educational pathways, and administrative policies. This glossary is a resource for students and staff to understand the vocabulary and mechanics of academic planning and college administration.venturacollege.edu
Notable alumni of Ventura College (4)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Carl Boggs
- Ron Gentry
- Paul Seaton
- Michele Serros
Frequently asked questions about Ventura College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Ventura College.
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