San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA · Private for-profit · www.sjvc.edu/ ↗

San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield is a private for-profit college in Bakersfield, California, set in a large city. It mostly awards certificates and has 798 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Electrical and Power Transmission Installers, and Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
798
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$22,588
Similar schools: $20,499
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$43,313
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$11,411
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $22,588 a year, higher than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $43,313, higher than the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $11,411 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).