Private for-profit · Community college

San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula

Temecula, California · Midsize city

0%
Transfer rate: $25,869
Avg net price: 82%
Grad / completion: $38,317
Median earnings

San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Temecula, California (midsize city setting), enrolling 650 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 650 undergradsMidsize cityNear the coast

About Temecula, California

Temecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States. Seven bands of Luiseño Indians inhabited the Temecula valley pre-contact: the Pechanga, La Jolla, Soboba, Pala, Rincon, Pauma, and San Luis Rey bands (presently, all of the bands except the San Luis Rey are federally recognized tribes). The Temecula Valley Wine Country, whose first commercial winegrapes were planted in 1967, features nearly 50 wineries, many tasting rooms, and more than 3,500 acres (14 km2) of producing vineyards. The wine country is located east of the Temecula city limits. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 34 miles to Riverside, CA
To the ocean: 24 miles
Nearest airport: 28 miles to McClellan-Palomar (CLD)

How San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula compares

Graduation rate82%

Higher than 80% · #83 of 382 in California

First-year retention88%

Higher than 78%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,317

Higher than 61% · #170 of 326 in California

Average net price$25,869

Cheaper than 16% · #263 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$10,674

Lower than 38%

Student–faculty ratio23 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment650

Larger than 67%

Percentiles compare San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula 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

Women47072%
Men18028%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White16%
Black6.5%
Hispanic66%
Asian4.8%
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: 650
Student–faculty ratio: 23 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 54%
First-generation students: 59%
Students over 25: 48%
Median family income: $15,708
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $57,051

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: $25,869

Outcomes

Graduated: 82%
First-year retention: 88%
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: 64%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 24%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

82%

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

$24,787

$30–48k

$24,986

$48–75k

$25,365

$75–110k

$28,343

$110k+

$30,114

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.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,286

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 2% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,286. 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 324 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): $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: 89°F
Winter low: 46°F
Annual rain: 15.3″
Annual snow: 0.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fallbrook 5 NE, CA US station (6.2 mi from campus).

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

Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCert.

145 grads$43k 1 yr— 5 yr$13k debt

145$43,388—$12,727 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

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

126$26,897$30,548$10,269 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

66 grads$69k 1 yr$82k 5 yr$25k debt

66$69,391$82,323$24,931 Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCert.

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

64$27,039$31,068$9,500 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

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

45$40,368$67,788$13,000 Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssoc.

20 grads$39k 1 yr— 5 yr$19k debt

20$39,410—$18,956 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

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

16$26,452$30,419$10,623 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Assoc.

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

10$40,861$50,235$19,635 Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

8 grads$33k 1 yr$45k 5 yr$19k debt

8$33,361$44,717$19,125 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

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

7$27,132$33,232$19,000 Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCert.

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

7$27,731$35,845$9,500 Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssoc.

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

5$28,691$38,490$20,000

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.