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San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield was awarded 6 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.
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San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield is 25 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield is 31%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 740 full-time undergraduates at .
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $21,656 | $23,047 | $27,419 | $27,419 | $27,419 |
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At , approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $8,002 a year. That adds up to $32,008 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 201 New Stine Road, Bakersfield, CA 93309-2659 |
| Phone: | 559-734-9000 |
| Website: | www.sjvc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 102 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 74 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 68 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 46 | NA |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 38 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 28 | NA |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration | 21 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17 | NA |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 8 | NA |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance | 7 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 207 students took at least one online class at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield. This is an increase from the 203 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 207 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 203 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 243 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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