by our College Data Analytics TeamThis guide covers the real cost of attending San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most students, this is the more useful number than published tuition because it reflects the real out-of-pocket cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $27,854.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $26,219.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $28,648.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $28,976.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $30,552.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $31,652.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $32,763.00 |
Use San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Net Price Calculator, or check with the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
The typical debt load for borrowers leaving San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia works out to $9,773.00, landing it in the Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden bucket.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,920.00 |
| 25th | $9,474.00 |
| Median (50th) | $9,773.00 |
| 75th | $19,977.00 |
| 90th | $20,000.00 |
The spread between the 10th and 90th percentiles reflects how variable debt outcomes are at this school.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student loan debt page.
Debt outcomes vary substantially with family income. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $10,118.00 |
| Middle income | $9,500.00 |
| High income | $9,500.00 |
Low-income borrowers graduate with $618.00 more debt than high-income graduates.
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,699.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $10,574.00 |
Pell Grant eligibility is a useful proxy for low-income status among undergraduates. Comparing Pell recipients vs non-recipients shows how debt is distributed by need.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia comes to $359.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The federal default-rate classification for San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 18.6% |
For context on the loan portfolio, Stafford disbursements at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia come to $888,709,612.00 spread across 66,770 student borrowers.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 134 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $12,368.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the veterans benefits detail.
Numbers only tell part of the story. As you weigh San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia, think through the questions below:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.