10-yr median earnings
$46,215
Federal aid recipients only
Public · San Jose, California
San Jose City College
San Jose City College is a public institution in San Jose, California. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $16,959
- Avg net price / yr
- $46,215
- 10-yr median earnings
- 33.1%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
San Jose City College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 36%
- former-student earnings, US
- 33.1%
- 150%-time completion
- +16%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this San Jose City College 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 ("Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional"), 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 Jose City College
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 C+
$46,215
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C-
$16,959
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
33.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
55.6%
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
$16,959
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
33.1%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 33.1%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - San Jose City College 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 Jose City College 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 Jose City College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$46,215 Top 36% higher than 64% 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 Jose City College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,215 | #1856 of 5103 | 64th |
| Average net price | $16,959 | #2478 of 5020 | 51st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 33.1% | #4092 of 4858 | 16th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 7,105 | #531 of 5462 | 90th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
7,105
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
33.1%
150%-time completion
$46,215
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How San Jose City College ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | San Jose City College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,215 | #192 of 493 | 61st |
| Average net price | $16,959 | #210 of 495 | 58th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 33.1% | #436 of 483 | 10th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 7,105 | #109 of 553 | 80th |
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 |
| 192 | San Jose City CollegeThis school | $46,215 | $16,959 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at San Jose City College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$16,430 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$15,652 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$18,524 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$20,198 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at San Jose City College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $1,366 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $11,922 |
| Average Net Price | $16,959 |
20.6%
Pell Grant Rate
0.6%
Federal Loan Rate
Published tuition barely moved. What students actually pay rose +81.1%.
Between 2013 and 2023, San Jose City College's published in-state tuition went from $1,324 to $1,366 (+3.2%), but average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort after grant aid, went from $9,196 to $16,658. The sticker price and the real price moved apart.
Published tuition
+3.2%
$1,324 → $1,366
Average net price
+81.1%
$9,196 → $16,658
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $9,1962023 · $16,658
Over the same years, enrollment went -11.6% (7,960 → 7,039 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
58.7%
Female
58.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
$39,993
Median Earnings (6yr)
44.3%
Earning Over $25K
55.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 33.1% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $39,993 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $46,215 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 44.3% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 55.6% |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 4 | 534 | $57,670 | $76,094 | - |
| Certificate | 1 | 85 | $39,039 | $39,039 | - |
Top programs at San Jose City College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$76,094 median earnings
- Liberal Arts and Sciences,…
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$56,307 median earnings
- Biological and Physical Sc…
Biological and Physical Sciences
$40,609 median earnings
- Cosmetology and Related Pe…
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
$39,039 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | 96 | $76,094 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 305 | $56,307 | - |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Associate's | 122 | $40,609 | - |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 85 | $39,039 | - |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's | 11 | - | - |
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Similar Reported Net Price
Other Public institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
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$16,953 net price · $6 apart
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$16,923 net price · $36 apart
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$16,917 net price · $42 apart
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Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for San Jose City College? ▼
San Jose City College is a public institution in San Jose, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 7,105 students.
How much do San Jose City College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at San Jose City College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $46,215 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $39,993.
How much does San Jose City College cost? ▼
The average net price at San Jose City College is $16,959. In-state tuition is $1,366 and out-of-state tuition is $11,922.
What is the graduation rate at San Jose City College? ▼
San Jose City College has a 33.1% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. 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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