West Valley College earned 61 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 11 in the top 1%, 34 in the top 5%, 12 in the top 10% and 4 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #2 of 975 in Best Value for Communication & Journalism, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 61 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 11 / 34
Highest placement: #2 of 975, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 20
Placements this edition: 134
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has West Valley College Earned?
West Valley College holds 61 ranking badges across 20 fields of study, 45 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
11
Top 5%
34
Top 10%
12
Top 15%
4
Total
61
What Is West Valley College Known For?
West Valley College is best known for Social Sciences: 7 of its 61 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Political Science & Government, Communication & Media Studies and Economics.
How Does West Valley College Rank for Online Students?
West Valley College earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #40 of 49 in Most Popular Online for Romance Languages.
How Does West Valley College Rank for Veterans?
West Valley College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #816 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 17%).
The rankings above are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. West Valley College appears in 134 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team