What we know
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025- Students
- 257
Smaller than 87% of colleges
National median 1,603
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Average net price
$28,061
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 80.1%
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Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$43,313
Former students who received federal aid
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Programs A–ZAcademics
Total students
257
Academic calendar
6
Carnegie classification
Two-year special-focus college
A Community College with a specialized Academic Mission.
Colleges like San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster
- Carrington College-Citrus HeightsCitrus Heights, CA
- San Joaquin Valley College-FresnoFresno, CA
- Carrington College-StocktonStockton, CA
Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
San Joaquin Valley College-LancasterLancaster, CA, United States
Distances are straight-line miles, not driving distance. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
Campus
San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster
Lancaster, CA, United States
- Private for-profit
- Two-year special-focus college
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
Nearest major cityLos Angeles, CA · about 42 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- 6
- Website
- sjvc.edu
Colleges nearby
Career Care Institute2.1 miLancaster- University of Antelope Valley2.5 miLancaster
Antelope Valley Community College District2.9 miLancaster
Los Angeles Mission College27.8 miSylmar
The Master's University and Seminary28 miSanta Clarita
College of the Canyons29.3 miSanta Clarita
Colleges nearby
- Career Care Institute2 mi from San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster
- University of Antelope Valley3 mi from San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster
- Antelope Valley Community College District3 mi from San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster
- Los Angeles Mission College28 mi from San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster
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What is the average net price at San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster?
The average net price at San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $28,061 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-Lancaster?
57% of first-time, full-time students at San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
What colleges are similar to San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster?
The closest matches are Carrington College-Citrus Heights, San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno, and Carrington College-Stockton, 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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