by our College Data Analytics Team
College 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 Juan College was awarded 226 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, SJC is ranked #1,222 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when SJC held the #1,366 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
SJC also holds the #8 spot on the Best Colleges in New Mexico ranking.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that San Juan College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at SJC it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
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 Juan College is 34%. 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 Juan College is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,240 undergraduates at SJC with 1,599 being full-time and 3,641 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,086 | $6,050 | $7,421 | $8,659 | $11,171 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SJC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 SJC, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $4,626 a year. That adds up to $18,504 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at SJC is 12.7%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
Get more details about the location of San Juan College.
Contact details for SJC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4601 College Blvd, Farmington, NM 87402-4699 |
| Phone: | 505-326-3311 |
| Website: | www.sanjuancollege.edu/ |
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 2020-2021, 3,118 students took at least one online class at San Juan College. This is a decrease from the 4,405 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,118 | 2,115 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,405 | 3,256 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,200 | 2,109 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,971 | 1,944 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,009 | 1,981 |
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.
References
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