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West Valley College
Saratoga, CA · Public · 6,416 students · mostly associate degrees
23rd-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$3,423
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$13,717
Graduation rate
51%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$51,688
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
—
Pell grant recipients
12%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
85 programsEconometrics and Quantitative Economics · Associate's Degree133 grads/yr$72,333Communication, General · Associate's Degree57 grads/yr$65,280Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree112 grads/yr$61,612Biological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree0 grads/yr$56,438General Studies · Associate's Degree931 grads/yr$52,708Sociology, General · Associate's Degree36 grads/yr$51,818Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree75 grads/yr$49,981Child Development · Associate's Degree11 grads/yr$49,933Psychology, General · Associate's Degree82 grads/yr$41,180
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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