Public · Community college

San Joaquin Delta College

Stockton, California · Large city

8%
Transfer rate
$2,407
Avg net price
35%
Grad / completion
$43,212
Median earnings

San Joaquin Delta College is a public associate-granting institution in Stockton, California (large city setting), enrolling 15,781 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

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About Stockton, California

Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County, California, United States. A Yokuts village named Pasasimas was located on a mound between Edison and Harrison Streets on what is now the Stockton Channel in downtown Stockton. Stockton Symphony is the third-oldest professional orchestra in California (founded in 1926), after the San Francisco Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
3 miles to Stockton, CA
To the ocean
7 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Stockton Metropolitan (SCK)

How San Joaquin Delta College compares

Graduation rate35%

Higher than 19% · #333 of 382 in California

First-year retention68%

Higher than 41%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$43,212

Higher than 79% · #87 of 326 in California

Average net price$2,407

Cheaper than 97% · #13 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$7,500

Lower than 80%

Student–faculty ratio45 : 1

Lower than 1%

Undergraduate enrollment15,781

Larger than 98%

Percentiles compare San Joaquin Delta College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in California.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

15,781undergrads
  • Women9,42960%
  • Men6,35240%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White14%
  • Black8.3%
  • Hispanic53%
  • Asian18%
  • Other or multiracial7.5%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
15,781
Student–faculty ratio
45 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
25%
First-generation students
56%
Students over 25
25%
Median family income
$16,970
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$91,881

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$1,180
Out-of-state tuition
$9,772
Room & board
Books & supplies
$2,000
Total cost of attendance
$9,965
Average net price
$2,407

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
35%
First-year retention
68%
Transferred to another college
8%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$33,920
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$43,212
Median debt at graduation
$7,500
Students with federal loans
1%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
19%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
35%
First-generation
5%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
CCCAA
Varsity athletes
399 (239 men · 160 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (13)

Track and Field (Outdoor)62
Football57
Soccer52
Baseball34
Water Polo34
Basketball31
Swimming and Diving (combined)29
Wrestling26
Softball20
Golf15
Volleyball15
Cross Country12
Beach Volleyball12

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
6
Property offenses (2022–2024)
31

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (20,969 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

12reported offenses a year
2.0 violent a year10 property a year

By offense type, per year

Arson
6.7
Burglary
2.3
Fondling
1.3
Motor vehicle theft
1.3
Robbery
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$1,291
$30–48k
$1,589
$48–75k
$3,996
$75–110k
$6,942
$110k+
$7,087

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

4%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$545
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 4% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $545. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,778 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$43,212
Typical debt at graduation
$7,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
17%
Out-earn a HS grad
39%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$38,578
Men
$49,649

Men out-earn women by $11,071 (29%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
95°F
Winter low
39°F
Annual rain
17.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.83.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stockton Fire Stn 4, CA US station (0.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.