unitid 122694 · Bakersfield, CA · private for-profit 2-year · city (large)
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield
- enrollment 2023
- 1,285
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private for-profit 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
798
87th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
Pell share
62%
undergrads on Pell grants
55th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
completion
58%
finish within 150% time
27th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
sticker cost / yr
not reported
avg net price / yr
$23,351
after aid, aided students
45th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$38,317
after entry, Title IV students
56th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
median grad debt
$10,674
49th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $23,186 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private for-profit 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k54%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110k7%
- 110k+5%
- Median family income
- $15,708
- First-generation students
- 59%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $16,492
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 119 | $82,323 | $24,931 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 86 | $30,548 | $10,269 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians. | 64 | — | $10,864 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 49 | $59,073 | $20,000 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 45 | — | $12,727 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 29 | $31,068 | $9,500 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 27 | $33,232 | $19,000 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 26 | $67,788 | $13,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 14 | $30,419 | $10,623 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | 12 | $38,490 | $20,000 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 10 | — | $18,956 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. | 10 | $65,882 | $9,500 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.