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Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025- Students
- 798
Smaller than 69% of colleges
National median 1,603
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Average net price
$22,588
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 66.4%
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First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
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Median earnings
$43,313
Former students who received federal aid
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Total students
798
Academic calendar
6
Carnegie classification
Technical community college
A Community College with a majority of non-traditionally aged students who are completing vocation and technical training.
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San Joaquin Valley College-BakersfieldBakersfield, CA, United States
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Campus
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA, United States
- Private for-profit
- Technical community college
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
Nearest major cityLos Angeles, CA · about 101 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- 6
- Website
- sjvc.edu
Colleges nearby
- Santa Barbara Business College-Bakersfield0.5 miBakersfield
- California State University-Bakersfield2.4 miBakersfield
California Aeronautical University5.7 miBakersfield
Bakersfield College6.3 miBakersfield
Taft College26.5 miTaft- Porterville College48.2 miPorterville
Colleges nearby
- Santa Barbara Business College-Bakersfield1 mi from San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield
- California State University-Bakersfield2 mi from San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield
- California Aeronautical University6 mi from San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield
- Bakersfield College6 mi from San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield
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What is the average net price at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield?
The average net price at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $22,588 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
What is the graduation rate at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield?
54% of first-time, full-time students at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
What colleges are similar to San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield?
The closest matches are San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario, Asher College, and MTI College, based on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile.
Sources
Last checked Nov 3, 2026
- Admissions
- CollegesRef archive
- Cost
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Outcomes
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Enrollment
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
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