by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total price of attendance at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
What financing options does San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Scroll down to learn just how much financial aid will be open to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Keep in mind that certain forms of assistance are more beneficial than others, and aid amounts differ from student to student.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield, 94% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance (about 337 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 82% | $5,384 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 1% | $6,016 |
| Federal Pell grants | 82% | $5,018 |
| State/local grants | 1% | $4,400 |
| Federal student loans | 87% | $7,728 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At this school, some 63% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $4,942 (for some 783 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 63% | $4,942 |
| Federal Pell grants | 62% | $4,600 |
| Federal student loans | 71% | $7,294 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $4,183.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $23,034 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $23,992 |
| Over $75,000 | $27,016 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $23,351 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $22,588 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield’s net price tool: www.sjvc.edu/net-price-calculator.
The median student at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield graduates with $9,773 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $9,773 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $10,674 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $113.16/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,920 |
| 25th percentile | $9,474 |
| 75th percentile | $19,977 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $20,000 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $10,118 |
| Middle income | $9,500 |
| High income | $9,500 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,699 |
| Continuing-generation students | $10,574 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $7,667 |
| Independent students | $10,550 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 66770 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $888,709,612 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 39 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $529,694 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $13,582 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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