San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova
Tuition, net price, admissions, graduation rate, and graduate salary · Rancho Cordova, California
Net price / year
$29,811
after grants & scholarships
higher than 74% of for-profit 2-year colleges
Acceptance rate
Open admission
accepts most applicants
Graduation rate
75%
within 150% of normal time
higher than 83% of for-profit 2-year colleges
Median earnings
$42,211
4 years after graduating
lower than 65% of for-profit 2-year colleges
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova at a glance
- What is the tuition at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova?
- The reported tuition and fees for its programs are $55,063 for the 2024-25 academic year.
- What is the cost of attendance at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova?
- The average cost of attendance is $33,088 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
- What is the net price at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova?
- The average net price is $29,811 a year after grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid (2023-24).
- What is the acceptance rate at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova?
- This school has open admission: most applicants who meet basic requirements are accepted.
- What is the graduation rate at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova?
- 75% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time, or 3 years (entering classes through fall 2021).
- How much do graduates of San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova earn?
- The median graduate earns $42,211 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled (2024 dollars).
Key takeaways
- This is a branch campus: earnings and debt figures are reported for the whole institution, not this campus alone.
- This school has open admission, so most applicants who meet basic requirements are accepted.
- 75% of students graduate on time or within 150% of normal time, higher than 83% of for-profit 2-year colleges.
- Families earning under $30,000 pay about $27,234 a year on average, versus $33,088 for families earning over $110,000.
- At $29,811 a year, the average net price is higher than 74% of for-profit 2-year colleges.
Tuition and cost of attendance at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova
Average net price
$29,811 per year
Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.
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Estimated total net cost
$59,622
Net price × 2 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.
Net price by family income
Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.
- $0–30k $27,234
- $30–48k $25,818
- $48–75k $29,749
- $75–110k $33,088
- $110k+ $33,088
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova acceptance rate and admissions
Open admission
The school admits most applicants who meet basic requirements.
Graduation rate and salary after graduating from San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova
Graduation rate
75%
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time.
Typical monthly payment
$113
On a standard 10-year federal plan.
Years of earnings premium to cover cost
11.4 years
Net cost ÷ (graduate earnings − high-school graduate earnings). Excludes income forgone while studying and assumes today's earnings. A rough guide, not a prediction.
Earnings vs debt
Of graduates working and not enrolled, in 2024 dollars.
- Debt-to-earnings
- 0.3×Median debt divided by median earnings 4 years after graduating.
- Share of pay going to loans
- 3.2%
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings and debt are reported for the whole institution (all campuses sharing one federal ID).
Outcomes by student group
The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.
Earnings ten years after entry
All students who entered this college, whether or not they graduated, in 2022 dollars, ten years after entry.
Typical range: middle half of students
25th percentile $19,423 · median $38,317 · 75th percentile $60,326
Median by family income
Median by sex
This is not the same as the graduates' earnings shown above. It covers everyone who entered, including students who left without a degree, ten years after entry and in 2022 dollars. The graduates' figure covers only completers, four years after finishing, in 2024 dollars. Do not compare the two directly.
Data period: Students who entered in academic years 2009-10 and 2010-11 (pooled), earnings measured in 2020 and 2021, 2022 dollars (Treasury).
Median federal student debt, by group
Median federal loan debt of students who borrowed, when they left school, by group.
By Pell Grant status
By first-generation status
By family income
By gender
Data period: Loans in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (pooled, NSLDS).
How borrowers are doing
One year after leaving school and entering repayment, here is where the 8,306 federal-loan borrowers from this college stood. It covers borrowers only, not students who did not take federal loans.
Repayment status one year after entering repayment
- Paid in full 3%
- Making progress 7%
- Not making progress 9%
- Delinquent 4%
- Default 0%
- Forbearance 71%
- Deferment 6%
- Discharged 0%
What the terms mean
- Paid in full:
- The borrower has paid off the loans completely.
- Making progress:
- Payments are reducing the loan balance, not just covering interest.
- Not making progress:
- The borrower is paying, but not enough to shrink the balance.
- Delinquent:
- Payments are late but the loan is not yet in default.
- Default:
- The borrower has missed payments for so long that the loan is officially in default.
- Forbearance:
- Payments are temporarily paused or reduced, and interest may keep adding up.
- Deferment:
- Payments are on hold for an approved reason, such as returning to school.
- Discharged:
- The loan was cancelled, for example because of a disability or a school closure.
8,306 borrowers · Data period: Borrowers who entered repayment in the AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 cohorts (pooled, NSLDS).
Programs and majors at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova ranked by earnings
| Program | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Earnings over time | Compared with the U.S. median for this field | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate · Graduates: 130 | $113,944 | 1 yr$97,0114 yrs$113,9445 yrs$104,007 | U.S. median $80,813 U.S. middle half $61.1K–$103.8K · Above the U.S. median | $20,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's · Graduates: 68 | $92,659 | 1 yr$93,2394 yrs$92,659 | U.S. median $70,786 U.S. middle half $50.9K–$95.9K · Above the U.S. median | $15,510 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate · Graduates: 99 | $81,511 | 1 yr$67,9164 yrs$81,5115 yrs$64,864 | U.S. median $61,982 U.S. middle half $42.2K–$79.2K · Above the U.S. median | $20,000 |
| Construction Management Associate · Graduates: 61 | $79,663 | 1 yr$53,0534 yrs$79,6635 yrs$76,663 | U.S. median $72,110 U.S. middle half $48.4K–$98.5K · Above the U.S. median | $19,130 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate · Graduates: 633 | $77,759 | 1 yr$69,3914 yrs$77,7595 yrs$82,323 | U.S. median $65,389 U.S. middle half $46.4K–$85K · Above the U.S. median | $22,250 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Associate · Graduates: 38 | $76,313 | 1 yr$51,7444 yrs$76,3135 yrs$59,073 | U.S. median $62,755 U.S. middle half $38.8K–$92.3K · Above the U.S. median | $20,000 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate · Graduates: 59 | $75,468 | 1 yr$64,3264 yrs$75,4685 yrs$75,646 | U.S. median $58,424 U.S. middle half $40.8K–$77.5K · Above the U.S. median | $20,125 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Associate · Graduates: 20 Small sample | $74,666 | 4 yrs$74,6665 yrs$71,973 | U.S. median $69,017 U.S. middle half $50.4K–$90.8K · Above the U.S. median | — |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate · Graduates: 18 Small sample | $61,662 | 1 yr$39,4104 yrs$61,662 | U.S. median $70,808 U.S. middle half $48.8K–$99.3K · Below the U.S. median | $17,710 |
| Human Resources Management and Services Associate · Graduates: 23 Small sample | $61,623 | 1 yr$46,4454 yrs$61,6235 yrs$46,432 | U.S. median $54,425 U.S. middle half $39.8K–$71.4K · Above the U.S. median | $19,960 |
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| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate · Graduates: 67 | $49,445 | 1 yr$40,8614 yrs$49,4455 yrs$50,235 | U.S. median $58,236 U.S. middle half $40.3K–$75.4K · Below the U.S. median | $19,584 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate · Graduates: 133 | $46,147 | 1 yr$28,6914 yrs$46,1475 yrs$38,490 | U.S. median $37,587 U.S. middle half $25.2K–$49.7K · Above the U.S. median | $19,950 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate · Graduates: 267 | $44,103 | 1 yr$33,3614 yrs$44,1035 yrs$44,717 | U.S. median $46,706 U.S. middle half $31.5K–$63.7K · Below the U.S. median | $19,125 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate · Graduates: 497 | $37,439 | 1 yr$27,1324 yrs$37,4395 yrs$33,232 | U.S. median $42,269 U.S. middle half $28.6K–$56K · Below the U.S. median | $18,250 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate · Graduates: 106 | $35,734 | 1 yr$27,5534 yrs$35,7345 yrs$31,944 | U.S. median $37,073 U.S. middle half $23.3K–$49.3K · Below the U.S. median | $18,844 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Associate · Graduates: 156 | $34,136 | 1 yr$27,0274 yrs$34,1365 yrs$33,086 | U.S. median $41,460 U.S. middle half $31.8K–$51.8K · Below the U.S. median | $20,000 |
Earnings are for graduates working and not enrolled, 4 years after completing, in 2024 dollars.
The U.S. median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile) are for graduates of the same field and credential level at all colleges, 4 years after completing.
The 1-year, 4-year and 5-year figures come from different graduating cohorts and dollar years (1-year: AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 graduates, 2022 dollars; 4-year: AY2017-18 and AY2018-19 graduates, 2024 dollars; 5-year: AY2014-15 and AY2015-16 graduates, 2022 dollars), so read them as three separate measures, not a single career path.
Small samples are noisy: the Scorecard adds privacy noise to program figures and some rows are based on only a handful of graduates, so rows marked “small sample” can move a lot from year to year.
What students study
The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.
Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field
A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).
Who attends
A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.
Race and ethnicity
- White 42%
- Black or African American 8%
- Hispanic or Latino 21.4%
- Asian 20.5%
- American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 2.7%
- Two or more races 0.9%
- U.S. nonresident 0.5%
- Race and ethnicity unknown 3.6%
Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Gender
- Men 42.9%
- Women 57.1%
Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Students aged 25 or older
61%
of undergraduates
Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).
Students and campus
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 224
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Receive Pell Grants
- 40%
- Receive federal loans
- 73%
- Students per faculty member
- 20 : 1
- Setting
- City
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Frequently asked questions
How much is tuition at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova?
For the 2024-25 academic year, San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova reported tuition and fees of $55,063 for its programs. This is the published price before any aid; what you pay depends on the aid you receive.
What is the cost of attendance and net price at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova?
The average cost of attendance at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova is $33,088 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $29,811 a year. That is higher than 74% of for-profit 2-year colleges.
How much financial aid do students at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova get?
40% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 73% receive federal loans. The average net price runs from $27,234 a year for families earning under $30,000 to $33,088 for families earning over $110,000 (2023-24).
What is the acceptance rate at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova?
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova has open admission: it accepts most applicants who meet basic requirements.
What is the graduation rate at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova?
75% of first-time, full-time students at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova finish within 150% of normal time.
How much do San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova graduates earn after graduation?
The median graduate earns $42,211 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled in further study (2024 dollars). One year after finishing, the median is $32,791.
Is San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova worth it?
There is no single answer: it depends on your major, your aid and whether you finish. For San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova, the data shows this. The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 11.4 years of work. Graduates who borrowed have a median debt of $10,674, about 0.3 times their median earnings four years after finishing. 75% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time. These are averages, not predictions, and they do not count income forgone while studying.
How much debt do San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova graduates have?
Graduates who borrowed have a median federal-loan debt of $10,674, or about $113 a month on a 10-year plan.
Sources and data periods
All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:
- Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Graduation rate: Fall 2021 or AcadYr 2021-22 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
- Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts
Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things