by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto, this rate is 40 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
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-Modesto is 38%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto has a freshmen retention rate of 84%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 328 full-time undergraduates at .
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,004 | $20,723 | $22,188 | $23,943 | $24,713 |
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 83% of students took out student loans averaging $8,285 a year. That adds up to $33,140 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5380 Pirrone Road, Salida, CA 95368-9090 |
| Phone: | 559-734-9000 |
| Website: | www.sjvc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 154 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 119 | NA |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance | 57 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 12 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 6 | NA |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 1 | 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, 68 students took at least one online class at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto. This is an increase from the 56 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 68 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 56 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 87 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto.
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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