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San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage

Rancho Mirage, California · Private for-profit career college

Medical assistant programsPharmacy technician programsHVAC schoolsLPN / LVN programs
70%completion rate · California avg 64%
$10,674median debt of graduates
$36,007median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$38,317median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$32,789annual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission (Accredited)
Address: 34275 Monterey Avenue, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 · Phone: (559) 734-9000 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
San Joaquin Valley Co… San Joaquin Valley Co…: 69.8% 69.8% California average California average: 64.2% 64.2% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Medical assistants$39,290$49,660$61,870
Pharmacy technicians$42,850$55,110$65,590
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$46,950$72,560$90,780
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$64,390$79,750$93,720

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in California (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 30 $21,439 $21,861 $9,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 12 $21,439 $21,861 $9,500
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 12 $33,602 $39,009 $13,000
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Associate degree 12 $42,396 $41,441 $20,000
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 4 $24,416 $23,853 $18,250
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 1 $24,416 $23,853 $18,250

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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