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San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria
303 Plaza Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93454 · Private for-profit 2-year · (559) 734-9000 · School website
Career programs at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria
San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria reported 99 certificate and associate completions in 2 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in medical assistant (54). College Scorecard counts 114 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical assistant | Certificate, Associate | 60 credit hours, 15 months | $33,472 | 54 | $26,897 | |
| LPN/LVN | Associate | 82 credit hours, 16 months | $42,582 | 45 | $51,744 |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $26,983
- Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs
- $10,674
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $38,317
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
Other medical assistant programs within 40 miles
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