Career Programs at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria

Largest Vocational Programs

The largest vocational programs at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria is Medical/Clinical Assistant. Its 2023 tuition and fees are $20,737 and the national average is $16,239.

Its tuition is higher than national average of Medical/Clinical Assistant program. The length of the program is 36 contact hours ( or credit hours) and the average time to complete is 9 months.

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

6 Largest Career Programs at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria
	Program	2023 Tuition & Fees	National Average	Books & Supplies Costs	Program Length	Average Completion Time
1	Medical/Clinical Assistant	$20,737	$16,239	-	36 Contact Hours	9 Months
2	Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	$39,630	$18,035	-	82 Contact Hours	15 Months
3	Medical/Clinical Assistant	$31,856	$16,239	-	60 Contact Hours	15 Months
4	Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	$20,162	$14,974	-	36 Contact Hours	9 Months
5	Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	$20,162	$13,812	-	36 Contact Hours	9 Months
6	Corrections	$35,488	$9,945	-	68 Contact Hours	14 Months

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria is $21,997 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-Santa Maria offers the alternative tuition plans including tuition guarantee.

61% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,872 (exclude student loans).

San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$21,997
Books & Supplies	-
Off-Campus Room & Board	$18,278
Off-Campus Expenses	$5,088
Average Financial Amount	$3,872

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria offers 4 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, 38 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
2 Years Certificate	4	0	36
Total	4	0	38

Programs by Award Level

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

36 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
2 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
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	✕	5	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	25	-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	✕	6	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	✕	0	-
	Total	36

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Corrections	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	✕	0	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	2	-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	✕	0	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	✕	0	-
	Total	2

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 110 students are attending at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria.

The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 (5.56%).

The graduation rate of San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria is 48% and the retention rate is 58% at the school.

San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	110
Graduation Rate	48%
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

Student Population at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 124 students enrolled into San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria. By gender, 15 male and 109 female students are attending the school.

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

Student Population By Gender
San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria
	Total	Male	Female
Total	124	15	109
Full-time	124	15	109

There are 15 White (12.10%), 3 Black/African American (2.42%), 93 Hispanic (75.00%), 4 Asian (3.23%), and 102 students with other races attending San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria
	Total	Male	Female
Total	124	15	109
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	4	0	4
Black/African American	3	0	3
Hispanic	93	13	80
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	15	1	14
Two More	1	0	1
Un-Known	8	1	7
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

By age range, at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria, 49 students are aged 20 to 24 (39.52% of total students), 16 students are aged below 20 (12.90%), 2 students are aged above 50 (3.23%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria
	Total	Male	Female
Total	124	15	109
Age 18-19	16	1	15
Age 20-21	27	2	25
Age 22-24	22	3	19
Age 25-29	31	7	24
Age 30-34	10	1	9
Age 35-39	10	1	9
Age 40-49	6	0	6
Age 50-64	2	0	2

Directory Information

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

303 Plaza Drive, Santa Maria, CA

559-734-9000

School Website

Admission Page

Financial Aid Information

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