Napa Valley College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Napa Valley College was originally established as Napa Community College in 1942. The main campus of the college is located in Napa Valley, California. In addition, it offers an Upper Valley Campus located in St. Helena. The college also operates a Small Business Development Center in Napa. The academic departments of NVC are:

• Business & Computer Studies
• Criminal Justice Training
• Department of Technical Studies
• Fine and Performing Arts
• Language and Developmental Studies
• Physical Education
• Science, Math & Engineering
• Social Sciences

There are several on-campus student clubs and organizations at NVC. Some of these are the Club Hispano Americano, Video Game Club, NVC Track Club, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, Students Rompiendo Barreras, Math Engineering Science Achievement Club, Society of Hispanic Physics and Engineers, Debate Club, Anime Club and the Administration of Justice Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in science and security and law enforcement.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 7,023 in 2009-2010 (4,138 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 57% of the student body. About 19% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

• Agricultural Production Operations

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (39 awarded)

• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (4 awarded)

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (15 awarded)

• Human Development and Family Studies
• Human Services

HOSPITALITY (1 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LAW (11 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (294 awarded)

• General Studies
• Geography
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature

MEDIA (3 awarded)

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (108 awarded)

• Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (104 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

PRODUCTION TRADES (6 awarded)

• Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
• Welding Technology/Welder

SCIENCE (144 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (125 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (1 awarded)

• Psychology