by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
West Valley College was awarded 152 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts.
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West Valley College landed the #430 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when West Valley College held the #465 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
West Valley College also holds the #73 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.
Since West Valley College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio at West Valley College is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at West Valley College is 45%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
West Valley College has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. 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 7,513 undergraduates at West Valley College with 2,380 being full-time and 5,133 being part-time.
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 West Valley College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
The student loan default rate at West Valley College is 7.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for West Valley College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 14000 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070-5698 |
| Phone: | 408-867-2200 |
| Website: | www.westvalley.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 6,452 students took at least one online class at West Valley College. This is an increase from the 5,648 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 6,452 | 5,577 |
| 2019-2020 | 5,648 | 2,678 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,251 | 1,195 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,260 | 1,246 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,047 | 1,266 |
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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