San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield

Location and Contact Information

201 New Stine Rd
Bakersfield, CA 93309
USA
Main Tel: (661) 834-0126
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

San Joaquin Valley College was founded in 1977 by Robert and Shirley Perry. SJVC, as it is popularly known, is a private, for-profit college with multiple campuses in California including those in Bakersfield, Fresno, Visalia, Modesto, Rancho Cucamonga and Rancho Cordova. The college also operates an online campus.

SJVC-Bakersfield began in 1982 and has been providing vocational education in business, medical and technical areas. Programs include business administration, emergency services and safety management, surgical technology, clinical and administrative medical assisting, and heating ventilation air conditioning and refrigeration. The college assists students who require financial aid through various avenues including federal aid programs, scholarships, and subsidized, as well as unsubsidized direct loans.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement and engineering technician.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Other academic year.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Distance learning is available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 12,550

Financial Aid

San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 85% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant73%$3,832
Institutional Grant1%$3,390
Federal Grant72%$3,308
Pell Grant72%$3,233
Other Federal Grant17%$309
State or Local Grant9%$4,256

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan84%$6,375
Federal Loan84%$6,363
Other Loan $6,707

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Edward Waters CollegeJacksonville, FL843
2Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN693
3Wiley CollegeMarshall, TX967
4Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC994
5Jarvis Christian CollegeHawkins, TX728
6Paine CollegeAugusta, GA863
7San Joaquin Valley College-FresnoFresno, CA786
8Voorhees CollegeDenmark, SC568
9Huston-Tillotson UniversityAustin, TX785
10Finlandia UniversityHancock, MI521

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate25712
1-2 year certificate 2

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  39

Students

Student enrollment was 541 in 2009-2010 (541 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 54% of the student body. About 8% 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)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (18 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (41 awarded)

  • Heating/AC/Refrigeration Technology/Technician
  • Industrial Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (11 awarded)

  • Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (147 awarded)

  • Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Surgical Technology/Technologist

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (40 awarded)

  • Corrections
  • Security and Protective Services

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (0 awarded)

  • Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage