West Valley College offers 119 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 18 major programs - 12 Certificate and 6 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $1,490 for California residents and $9,320 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,775 students out of total 6,513 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 116 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

West Valley College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameWest Valley College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address14000 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, CA
Online Students2,775 Enrolled Online Exclusively
2,083 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$1,490
Out-of-State$9,320
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Online Degree Programs
Total18 Programs
Certificate12 Programs
Associates6 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at West Valley College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are $1,490 and $9,320 for non-California residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $46 for California residents and $307 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$1,484$1,486$1,490$1,490$1,490
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$9,434$8,806$10,700$9,320$9,320
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$46$46$46$46$46
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$215$290$353$307$307

Online Programs By Area of Study

West Valley College offers 119 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 18 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 12 Certificates, 6 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs126NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs5960NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Court Reporting/Court ReporterONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities ManagementNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business/CommerceONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM 112 NOT OFFERED
Office Management and SupervisionONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing OperationsONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Selling Skills and Sales OperationsONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At West Valley College, there are 6,513 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 4,858 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,775 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,083 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment6,513
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,775
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,083
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,655

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,775 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,766 California Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 2 students living in the U.S. States other than California, and 7 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,775
California Resident2,766
Other State In U.S.2
Outside of U.S.7
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses2,775
Degree/Certificate Seeking2,192
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking583

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