Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, California · Also known as SRJC · Website
$47,224
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$47,224
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Santa Rosa Junior College is a public 2-year college in Santa Rosa, California with 15,080 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $6,331 a year (tuition and fees $1,318 in-state, $11,308 out-of-state). 37% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $47,224 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$6,331
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$1,318
Out-of-state $11,308
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
37%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,500
About $101 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$47,224
Rank 1,735 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
- $6,331
- Tuition in-state
- $1,318
- Tuition out-of-state
- $11,308
- Cost of attendance
- $15,974
- Students with a need-based grant
- 17%
- Students with federal loans
- 0.8%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $5,275
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,434
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $7,693
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $11,038
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $13,345
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 $1,318 in 2015-16 to $1,318 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
- 15,080
- Part-time students
- 67%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 37%
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 137
- Endowment
- $64.4M
- 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 1,735 of 5,094 US colleges and 185 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $6,331 | $20,161 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $1,318 | $8,086 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 37% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 80% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,500 | $11,537 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,149 | $36,048 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $47,224 | $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. 53% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 64% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
137 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 | 1,482 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 514 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 368 | Withheld | $111,649 | $106,298 | $57,702 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 358 | Withheld | $27,691 | $46,768 | $43,146 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 297 | Withheld | Withheld | $47,743 | $50,181 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 185 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 150 | Withheld | Withheld | $63,598 | $48,733 |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 142 | Withheld | Withheld | $45,473 | $39,288 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 106 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 100 | $14,744 | $100,800 | $118,471 | $80,813 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 95 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 87 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fire ProtectionCertificate | Certificate | 86 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,436 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 72 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,073 |
| SociologyAssociate's | Associate's | 66 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,450 | $44,144 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 66 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftCertificate | Certificate | 62 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,337 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 61 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,135 |
| Real EstateCertificate | Certificate | 53 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,762 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 51 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,912 | $46,706 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 51 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,681 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate | Certificate | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,389 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,184 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,650 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Santa Rosa and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Santa Rosa Junior College cost?
$6,331 a year is the average net price at Santa Rosa Junior College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $1,318 for in-state students and $11,308 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $15,974. Families earning under $30,000 pay $5,275 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Santa Rosa Junior College?
Santa Rosa Junior College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Santa Rosa Junior College graduates earn?
$47,224 a year is the median pay of former Santa Rosa Junior College students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,149 after 6 years). That ranks 1,735 of 5,094 US colleges and 185 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate) at $111,649.
How much student debt do Santa Rosa Junior College graduates have?
$9,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Santa Rosa Junior College graduates, about $101 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 0.8% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Santa Rosa Junior College?
37% of first-time, full-time students at Santa Rosa Junior 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 Santa Rosa Junior College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (1,482 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (514 certificate graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (368 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 137 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.