San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria

San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria is a private community college located in Santa Maria, CA. It offers 8 programs through Certificate and Associate's programs.

The 2024 tuition & fees are $42,582 for undergraduate programs at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria. Its tuition & fees are more expensive than the average costs ($28,102) of private community colleges in California.

It has 114 students that are lower than the average population (5,324 students) of community colleges in California. The student to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 which is lower than the average ratio (23 to 1) of California community colleges.

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Academic Overview

San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria is a 2-4 years, private (for-profit) school located in Santa Maria, California.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $42,582 on average. It offers 8 degree programs through 3 Certificate, 5 Associate's programs.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, private (for-profit)
Address	303 Plaza Drive, Santa Maria, CA
Phone	559-734-9000
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	$42,582
Student Population »	114 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	63%
Retention Rate	69%
Average Financial Aid »	$4,820
Students to Faculty	14:1 (7.14%)

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2025 tuition & fees are $42,582 for undergraduate programs at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria. The tuition & fees at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria is more expensive than the average costs ($28,102) over private community colleges in California. Next table describes 2024-2025 tuition & fees at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria compares to California community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes of tuition costs over last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. You can check more comprehensive tuition information at cost of attendance page.

Cost of Attendance

2025 Cost Of Attendance
	Amount
Tuition & Fees	$42,582
Off-Campus Living Costs	$51,584
Average Financial Aid	$4,820
Cost of Attendance	$94,166
Total Costs After Financial Aid	$89,346

Tuition by Program

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	$42,582	-	82 Hours	16 Months
Medical/Clinical Assistant	$22,052	-	36 Hours	9 Months
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	$21,449	-	36 Hours	9 Months
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	$32,931	-	60 Hours	15 Months
Medical/Clinical Assistant	$33,472	-	60 Hours	15 Months

Comparison

2025 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Tuition & Fees
San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria	$42,582
Private Community Colleges in California	$28,102
Private Community Colleges in U.S.	$20,310

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria offers Certificate and Associate's programs - 3 Certificate, 5 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	3	5	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

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	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Corrections	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	38 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 114 students at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 15 male students and 109 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time
Total	124	124
Male Students	15	15
Female Students	109	109

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