Evergreen Valley College
San Jose, California · Website
$53,077
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$53,077
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Evergreen Valley College is a public 2-year college in San Jose, California with 7,688 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $12,414 a year (tuition and fees $1,366 in-state, $8,718 out-of-state). 41% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $53,077 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $13,219 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,414
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$1,366
Out-of-state $8,718
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
41%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$13,219
About $140 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$53,077
Rank 1,240 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $12,414
- Tuition in-state
- $1,366
- Tuition out-of-state
- $8,718
- Cost of attendance
- $22,105
- Students with a need-based grant
- 22%
- Students with federal loans
- 0.3%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,410
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,576
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,670
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,607
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,104
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $1,338 in 2015-16 to $1,366 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 7,688
- Part-time students
- 75%
- Women
- 52%
- Students per teacher
- 27
- Completion rate
- 41%
- Retention rate
- 73%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 47
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,240 of 5,094 US colleges and 143 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,414 | $20,161 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $1,366 | $8,086 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 41% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 73% | 80% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $13,219 | $11,537 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,807 | $36,048 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $53,077 | $41,472 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 57% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 62% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
47 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 279 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,906 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 129 | Withheld | Withheld | $67,761 | $48,733 |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 105 | Withheld | Withheld | $45,179 | $39,288 |
| EconomicsAssociate's | Associate's | 84 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,068 |
| Special Education and TeachingAssociate's | Associate's | 83 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 77 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,181 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 65 | $11,218 | $82,879 | $140,512 | $80,813 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 53 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| MathematicsAssociate's | Associate's | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,929 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,758 |
| Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | $63,835 | $43,243 |
| Legal Support ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,669 |
| SociologyAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,162 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,650 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,696 |
| Legal Support ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,747 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| ChemistryAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,597 |
| PhysicsAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,134 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,424 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of San Jose and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Evergreen Valley College cost?
$12,414 a year is the average net price at Evergreen Valley College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $1,366 for in-state students and $8,718 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $22,105. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,410 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Evergreen Valley College?
Evergreen Valley College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Evergreen Valley College graduates earn?
$53,077 a year is the median pay of former Evergreen Valley College students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,807 after 6 years). That ranks 1,240 of 5,094 US colleges and 143 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $82,879.
How much student debt do Evergreen Valley College graduates have?
$13,219 is the median federal student loan debt of Evergreen Valley College graduates, about $140 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 0.3% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Evergreen Valley College?
41% of first-time, full-time students at Evergreen Valley College finish within 3 years. 73% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Evergreen Valley College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (279 certificate graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (129 associate's graduates), Psychology, General (105 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 47 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.