San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria

Santa Maria, CA · Private for-profit · https://www.sjvc.edu/ ↗

San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria is a private for-profit college in Santa Maria, California, located in a midsize city. It enrolls 114 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services and Health and Medical Administrative Services.

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

San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
114
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$20,870
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-Santa Maria

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 $20,870 a year, about the same as 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).