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Statement · Ventura, CA

Ventura College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid −$1,913 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $9,306.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $43,430 ten years after entering, the 80th percentile among public 2-years.

  3. 38% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
16,174

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $9,306 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between −$2,393 and $6,577 a year depending on income at Ventura College.

Statement of cost · Ventura College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$9,306
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
−$1,913
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
−$982
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$1,426

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: −$1,913; $30–48k: −$2,393; $48–75k: $524; $75–110k: $4,165; over $110k: $6,577. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years, from $5,297 to $10,706; dotted line at the median, $7,702.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 2-years (all incomes), $5,297 to $10,706. Dotted line: the median, $7,702.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k−$1,913
$30k–$48k−$2,393
$48k–$75k$524
$75k–$110k$4,165
Over $110k$6,577

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

A negative figure is reported as is: on average, grants and aid exceeded the listed cost.

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $43,430; the median graduate who borrowed owes $13,876.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$34,084
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$38,376
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
80th percentile among public 2-years
$43,430
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
90th percentile among public 2-years
$13,876
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$6,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 2-years at 10 years: $35,069 to $42,382.

6 yrs after entry: $34,084; 8 yrs after entry: $38,376; 10 yrs after entry: $43,430. Median graduate debt: $13,876. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years at 10 years, from $35,069 to $42,382; dotted line at the median, $38,550.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 2-years, 10 years out ($35,069 to $42,382); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $13,876.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$34,084
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$38,376
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$43,430
Median graduate debt$13,876

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Ventura College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree1,207$39,467not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma828not reportednot reported
Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's Degree432$60,750not reported
Biology, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma211not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree183$51,276not reported
Psychology, GeneralAssociate's Degree150$36,518not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma124not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree109$41,434not reported
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherAssociate's Degree98not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma69not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma61not reportednot reported
SociologyAssociate's Degree61$33,564not reported
Show all 20 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree56$100,793$20,250
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree56not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma52not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralAssociate's Degree40not reportednot reported
Teaching Assistants/AidesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma37not reportednot reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree35$30,138not reported
Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's Degree34not reportednot reported
Engineering, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma33not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Ventura College: 10,150 undergraduates; 26% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

10,150

92nd percentile among public 2-years

Pell share

26%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

35th percentile among public 2-years

Completion

38%

finish within 150% of normal time

53rd percentile among public 2-years

First-generation

57%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$22,348

50th percentile among public 2-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k51%
  • $30k–$48k26%
  • $48k–$75k19%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k51%
$30k–$48k26%
$48k–$75k19%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • 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.