10-yr median earnings
$38,317
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Rancho Cordova, California
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova is a private for-profit institution in Rancho Cordova, California. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 75.0%
- 150%-time completion
- $29,811
- Avg net price / yr
- $38,317
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 41st pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 75.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +6%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
44/100
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings D
$38,317
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$29,811
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
75.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B-
$10,674
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
36.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$29,811
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
75.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 75.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$38,317 41st percentile higher than 41% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $38,317 | #3005 of 5103 | 41st |
| Average net price | $29,811 | #4465 of 5020 | 11th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 75.0% | #1038 of 4858 | 79th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 224 | #3544 of 5462 | 35th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
224
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
75.0%
150%-time completion
$38,317
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $38,317 | #336 of 493 | 32nd |
| Average net price | $29,811 | #390 of 495 | 21st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 75.0% | #133 of 483 | 72nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 224 | #352 of 553 | 36th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 333 | San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho CordovaThis school | $38,317 | $29,811 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$27,234 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$25,818 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$29,749 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$33,088 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $29,811 |
40.1%
Pell Grant Rate
72.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$10,674
Median Debt
$113/mo
Monthly Payment
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
72.3%
Female
59.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
$36,007
Median Earnings (6yr)
46.6%
Earning Over $25K
36.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 75.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $36,007 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $38,317 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 46.6% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 36.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $10,674 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $113/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's | 91 | $77,759 | $22,250 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova? ▼
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova is a private for-profit institution in Rancho Cordova, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 224 students.
How much do San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $38,317 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $36,007.
How much does San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova cost? ▼
The average net price at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova is $29,811.. Median student debt at graduation is $10,674.
What is the graduation rate at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova? ▼
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova has a 75.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova is $10,674, while former students earn a median of $38,317 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 28% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 36.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $113.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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