Private for-profit · Community college

San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage

Rancho Mirage, California · Large suburb

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Transfer rate: $28,158
Avg net price: 70%
Grad / completion: $38,317
Median earnings

San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Rancho Mirage, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 305 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 305 undergradsLarge suburb

About Rancho Mirage, California

Rancho Mirage is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The local tribe in Rancho Mirage is the Agua Caliente Indian tribe of Cahuilla Indians. The tribe was almost annihilated by smallpox in 1862–63 but survived, today establishing a resort and casino within the modern city limits. The annual two-day Rancho Mirage Art Affaire is held in Rancho Mirage Community Park (formerly Whitewater Park) and is a fine art and jazz festival held every November. It is an annual weekend celebration with entertainment, food vendors, and art. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 58 miles to Riverside, CA
To the ocean: 71 miles
Nearest airport: 7 miles to Palm Springs (PSP) · major hub

How San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage compares

Graduation rate70%

Higher than 62% · #166 of 382 in California

First-year retention83%

Higher than 69%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,317

Higher than 61% · #170 of 326 in California

Average net price$28,158

Cheaper than 11% · #296 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$10,674

Lower than 38%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment305

Larger than 53%

Percentiles compare San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage 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

Women22172%
Men8428%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White13%
Black3.6%
Hispanic72%
Asian1.3%
Other or multiracial9.8%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 305
Student–faculty ratio: 14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 59%
First-generation students: 59%
Students over 25: 56%
Median family income: $15,708
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $81,333

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: $28,158

Outcomes

Graduated: 70%
First-year retention: 83%
Transferred to another college: 0%
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: 66%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 24%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

70%

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

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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

$26,875

$30–48k

$28,653

$48–75k

$29,714

$75–110k

$28,167

$110k+

$32,789

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-Rancho Mirage 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: 109°F
Winter low: 46°F
Annual rain: 4.6″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Palm Springs Rgnl AP, CA US station (6.9 mi from campus).

What San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage graduates study — and earn

Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

42 grads$27k 1 yr$31k 5 yr$10k debt

42$26,897$30,548$10,269 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

12 grads$40k 1 yr$68k 5 yr$13k debt

12$40,368$67,788$13,000 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssoc.

12 grads$52k 1 yr$59k 5 yr$20k debt

12$51,744$59,073$20,000 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

5 grads$27k 1 yr$33k 5 yr$19k debt

5$27,132$33,232$19,000 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

4 grads$26k 1 yr$30k 5 yr$11k debt

4$26,452$30,419$10,623 Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssoc.

3 grads$29k 1 yr$38k 5 yr$20k debt

3$28,691$38,490$20,000 Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCert.

1 grads$28k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$10k debt

1$27,731$35,845$9,500 Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCert.

0 grads$43k 1 yr— 5 yr$13k debt

0$43,388—$12,727 Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssoc.

0 grads$39k 1 yr— 5 yr$19k debt

0$39,410—$18,956 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Assoc.

0 grads$41k 1 yr$50k 5 yr$20k debt

0$40,861$50,235$19,635 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssoc.

0 grads$28k 1 yr$32k 5 yr$20k debt

0$27,553$31,944$20,000 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

0 grads$97k 1 yr$104k 5 yr$23k debt

0$97,011$104,007$22,750

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.