Napa Valley College
Napa, California · Website
$49,517
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$49,517
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Napa Valley College is a public 2-year college in Napa, California with 3,813 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $14,644 a year (tuition and fees $1,156 in-state, $11,908 out-of-state). 43% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $49,517 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,147 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$14,644
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$1,156
Out-of-state $11,908
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
43%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,147
About $108 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$49,517
Rank 1,512 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
- $14,644
- Tuition in-state
- $1,156
- Tuition out-of-state
- $11,908
- Cost of attendance
- $22,572
- Students with a need-based grant
- 17%
- Students with federal loans
- 0.7%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,795
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,380
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,099
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,041
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,165
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 $1,142 in 2015-16 to $1,156 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
- 3,813
- Part-time students
- 57%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 21
- Completion rate
- 43%
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 62
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, 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 1,512 of 5,094 US colleges and 166 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $14,644 | $20,161 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $1,156 | $8,086 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 43% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 80% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,147 | $11,537 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,426 | $36,048 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $49,517 | $41,472 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 45% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 61% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
62 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 | 283 | Withheld | Withheld | $54,995 | $44,906 |
| Biology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 76 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,758 |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 62 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,288 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 49 | Withheld | Withheld | $43,305 | $50,181 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 46 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,813 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,365 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,389 |
| MathematicsAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,929 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,927 |
| SociologyAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| PhysicsAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,321 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,184 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,127 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,073 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,422 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,734 |
| Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $45,147 |
| Teaching Assistants/AidesCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Napa and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Napa Valley College cost?
$14,644 a year is the average net price at Napa Valley College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $1,156 for in-state students and $11,908 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $22,572. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,795 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Napa Valley College?
Napa Valley College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Napa Valley College graduates earn?
$49,517 a year is the median pay of former Napa Valley College students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,426 after 6 years). That ranks 1,512 of 5,094 US colleges and 166 of 494 in California.
How much student debt do Napa Valley College graduates have?
$10,147 is the median federal student loan debt of Napa Valley College graduates, about $108 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 0.7% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Napa Valley College?
43% of first-time, full-time students at Napa Valley College finish within 3 years. 72% 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 Napa Valley College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (283 certificate graduates), Biology, General (76 associate's graduates), Psychology, General (62 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 62 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.