Private for-profit · Community college

San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia

Hesperia, California · Large suburb

1%
Transfer rate
$25,496
Avg net price
63%
Grad / completion
$38,317
Median earnings

San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Hesperia, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 528 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 528 undergradsLarge suburb

About Hesperia, California

Hesperia is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The first inhabitants of the area were the Serrano people (Yuhaaviatam), and possibly their Desert Serrano Vanyume subgroup.. The village of Wá’peat, among several other villages that were located along the Mojave River, were within the vicinity of what is now Hesperia. Hesperia has a manmade lake (Hesperia Lake Park) on the southeastern edge of the town. This lake is where various town activities are held, including the annual Hesperia Day activities. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
63 miles
Nearest airport
24 miles to San Bernardino (SBD) · major hub

How San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia compares

Graduation rate63%

Higher than 53% · #203 of 382 in California

First-year retention80%

Higher than 65%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,317

Higher than 61% · #170 of 326 in California

Average net price$25,496

Cheaper than 17% · #260 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$10,674

Lower than 38%

Student–faculty ratio31 : 1

Lower than 4%

Undergraduate enrollment528

Larger than 63%

Percentiles compare San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia 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

528undergrads
  • Women38272%
  • Men14628%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White12%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic63%
  • Other or multiracial14%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
528
Student–faculty ratio
31 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
75%
First-generation students
59%
Students over 25
46%
Median family income
$15,708
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$52,173

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

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$25,496

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
63%
First-year retention
80%
Transferred to another college
1%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,007
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,317
Median debt at graduation
$10,674
Students with federal loans
80%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
24%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
63%
Low-income (Pell)
64%
First-generation
65%

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

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (528 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.

0.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
0.3

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
$25,159
$30–48k
$24,859
$48–75k
$26,016
$75–110k
$29,866
$110k+
$30,880

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?

San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$38,317
Typical debt at graduation
$10,674
Debt vs. one year's pay
28%
Out-earn a HS grad
42%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 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
$34,114
Men
$51,079

Men out-earn women by $16,965 (50%) 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
97°F
Winter low
35°F
Annual rain
7.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.00.81.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hesperia 2E, CA US station (6.7 mi from campus).

What San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia graduates study — and earn

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.