Career Programs at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto

Largest Vocational Programs

The largest vocational programs at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto is Electrician. Its 2023 tuition and fees are $24,863 and the national average is $15,963.

Its tuition is much higher than national average of Electrician program. The length of the program is 40 contact hours ( or credit hours) and the average time to complete is 10 months.

The following table shows the 6 largest vocational programs at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto with tuition, fees, and completion time for each program.

6 Largest Career Programs at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto
	Program	2023 Tuition & Fees	National Average	Books & Supplies Costs	Program Length	Average Completion Time
1	Electrician	$24,863	$15,963	-	40 Contact Hours	10 Months
2	Medical/Clinical Assistant	$20,737	$16,239	-	36 Contact Hours	9 Months
3	Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	$18,648	$9,128	-	30 Contact Hours	7 Months
4	Electrician	$37,293	$15,963	-	64 Contact Hours	14 Months
5	Medical/Clinical Assistant	$31,856	$16,239	-	60 Contact Hours	15 Months
6	Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	$20,162	$14,974	-	36 Contact Hours	9 Months

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto is $26,377 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto offers the alternative tuition plans including tuition guarantee.

68% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,030 (exclude student loans).

San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$26,377
Books & Supplies	-
Off-Campus Room & Board	$19,760
Off-Campus Expenses	$5,500
Average Financial Amount	$4,030

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto offers 6 vocational programs for 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 222 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
2 Years Certificate	6	0	194
Total	6	0	222

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

194 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
28 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

1-2 Years Certificate
Associate's

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Construction Trades [+]	✕	66 completers	-
Electrician	✕	66	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	29	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	93 completers	-
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	✕	10	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	60	-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	✕	23	-
Business [+]	✕	6 completers	-
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	✕	6	-
	Total	194

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Corrections	✕	7	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Electrician	✕	12	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	✕	2	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	5	-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	✕	0	-
	Total	28

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 556 students are attending at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto.

The students to faculty ratio is 40 to 1 (2.50%).

The graduation rate of San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto is 50% and the retention rate is 84% at the school.

San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	556
Graduation Rate	50%
Student to Faculty Ratio	40 to 1

Student Population at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 493 students enrolled into San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto. By gender, 248 male and 245 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto.

Student Population By Gender
San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto
	Total	Male	Female
Total	493	248	245
Full-time	493	248	245

There are 62 White (12.58%), 24 Black/African American (4.87%), 331 Hispanic (67.14%), 41 Asian (8.32%), and 357 students with other races attending San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto. 7 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto
	Total	Male	Female
Total	493	248	245
American Indian/Native American	6	4	2
Asian	41	30	11
Black/African American	24	13	11
Hispanic	331	149	182
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	5	4
White	62	35	27
Two More	2	2	0
Un-Known	11	8	3
Non-resident Alien	7	2	5

By age range, at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto, 199 students are aged 20 to 24 (40.37% of total students), 93 students are aged below 20 (18.86%), 1 students are aged above 50 (0.41%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto
	Total	Male	Female
Total	493	248	245
Age 18-19	93	41	52
Age 20-21	101	46	55
Age 22-24	98	53	45
Age 25-29	108	53	55
Age 30-34	54	33	21
Age 35-39	21	11	10
Age 40-49	17	10	7
Age 50-64	1	1	0

Directory Information

The following list shows the contact and directory information of San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto.

5380 Pirrone Road, Salida, CA

559-734-9000

School Website

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Financial Aid Information

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