San Joaquin
Valley College-Lancaster
For-profit College in Lancaster, CA. Six-year graduation rate 57%. Median 10-year earnings $38,317.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $38,317, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Six-year completion sits at 57%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $10,674.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.28 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
57% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 81% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. A 51:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. As a for-profit two-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 410 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $26,382 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($26,424 versus $32,032), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 73% get grants averaging $4,574, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Borrowing is widespread: 78% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 174 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $26,424 |
| $30–48k | $26,055 |
| $48–75k | $27,465 |
| $75–110k | $29,051 |
| $110k+ | $32,032 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 319 of these 410 students, totalling $2,085,001 — an average of $6,536 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Los Angeles County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026