10-yr median earnings
$38,232
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Ventura, California
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education is a public institution in Ventura, 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.
- $9,924
- Avg net price / yr
- $38,232
- 10-yr median earnings
- 96.9%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 41st pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 96.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +0%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Ventura Adult and Continuing Education 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, 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
B+
College Value Score
76/100
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education
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
$38,232
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B+
$9,924
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
96.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$3,920
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
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
$9,924
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
96.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 96.9%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Ventura Adult and Continuing Education 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 Ventura Adult and Continuing Education 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.
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$38,232 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 | Ventura Adult and Continuing Education | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $38,232 | #3019 of 5103 | 41st |
| Average net price | $9,924 | #1125 of 5020 | 78th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 96.9% | #38 of 4858 | 99th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 74 | #4625 of 5462 | 15th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
74
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
96.9%
150%-time completion
$38,232
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Ventura Adult and Continuing Education ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Ventura Adult and Continuing Education | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $38,232 | #337 of 493 | 32nd |
| Average net price | $9,924 | #106 of 495 | 79th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 96.9% | #5 of 483 | 99th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 74 | #478 of 553 | 14th |
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 |
| 337 | Ventura Adult and Continuing EducationThis school | $38,232 | $9,924 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Ventura Adult and Continuing Education
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$9,761 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$9,847 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$10,892 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Ventura Adult and Continuing Education - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $9,924 |
46.6%
Pell Grant Rate
6.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$3,920
Median Debt
$42/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Ventura Adult and Continuing Education swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $6,069 to $17,037 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +63.9%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$6,069
Highest year
$17,037
Most recent (2023)
$9,949
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $6,0692023 · $9,949
Over the same years, enrollment went -63.4% (142 → 52 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
58.5%
Female
53.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
$38,049
Median Earnings (6yr)
39.8%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 96.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $38,049 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $38,232 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 39.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $3,920 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $42/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Certificate | 7 | $69,315 | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 28 | $44,710 | $3,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Certificate | 16 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Ventura Adult and Continuing Education? ▼
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education is a public institution in Ventura, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 74 students.
How much do Ventura Adult and Continuing Education former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Ventura Adult and Continuing Education who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $38,232 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $38,049.
How much does Ventura Adult and Continuing Education cost? ▼
The average net price at Ventura Adult and Continuing Education is $9,924.. Median student debt at graduation is $3,920.
What is the graduation rate at Ventura Adult and Continuing Education? ▼
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education has a 96.9% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Ventura Adult and Continuing Education worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Ventura Adult and Continuing Education is $3,920, while former students earn a median of $38,232 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 10% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $42.
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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