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Gavilan College Overview

Located in Gilroy, California, Gavilan College is a public institution. Gilroy is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Gavilan College Known For?

1,225 Undergraduate Awards
  • The associate's degree is the highest award offered at Gavilan College.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 30% of the faculty were full-time.

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Gavilan College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Gavilan College has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#105 Best Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Gavilan College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#9 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Most Popular Romance Languages Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#20 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#24 Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#24 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#86 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#119 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Gavilan College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#34 Highest Paid Health Sciences & Services Graduates College Factual
#71 Best Value Colleges for Health Sciences & Services College Factual
#73 Highest Paid Registered Nursing Graduates College Factual
#80 Highest Paid Nursing Graduates College Factual
#83 Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates College Factual
#219 Best Healthcare Schools Healthcare Degree Search

Where Is Gavilan College?

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Contact details for Gavilan College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd, Gilroy, CA 95020
Phone: 408-848-4800
Website: www.gavilan.edu

How Do I Get Into Gavilan College?

You can apply to Gavilan College online at: https://www.gavilan.edu/admit/apply.php

As long as you submit the requested materials to Gavilan College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Gavilan College?

7.6% Loan Default Rate

The student loan default rate at Gavilan College is 7.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Gavilan College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,538 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,494 undergraduate students at Gavilan College, with 1,538 being full-time and 2,956 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,538 full-time undergraduates at Gavilan College, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Gavilan College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 74
Black or African American 36
Hispanic or Latino 997
White 339
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 91

Over 3 countries are represented at Gavilan College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Jamaica, Canada, and South Africa.

Online Learning at Gavilan College

2,083 Took All Classes Online
3,582 Took At Least One Class Online
90.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 3,582 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Gavilan College has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Gavilan College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Gavilan College was 90.7%. This is the #446 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Gavilan College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Gavilan College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 335 80 0 415
Criminal Justice & Corrections 141 45 0 186
Health Sciences & Services 0 104 0 104
Business Administration & Management 0 54 0 54
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 4 49 53
Communication & Media Studies 23 29 0 52
General Psychology 0 45 0 45
Nursing 21 22 0 43
Environmental Control Technology 16 13 0 29
Biological & Physical Science 0 27 0 27
Romance Languages 3 19 0 22
Health & Physical Education 4 18 0 22
Cosmetology 0 1 19 20
Computer Programming 2 14 0 16
Human Development & Family Studies 0 6 6 12
Mathematics 0 12 0 12
General Biology 0 10 0 10
Accounting 5 4 0 9
General Business/Commerce 4 5 0 9
Ethnic Studies 0 9 0 9
General English Literature 0 8 0 8
Fine & Studio Arts 0 7 0 7
Music 3 4 0 7
Graphic Communications 1 5 0 6
History 0 6 0 6
Computer Science 0 5 0 5
Computer Systems Networking 1 4 0 5
Physics 0 5 0 5
Health & Medical Administrative Services 2 2 0 4
Chemistry 0 4 0 4
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 3 0 3
Drama & Theater Arts 0 3 0 3
Data Entry 0 2 0 2
Philosophy 0 2 0 2
Anthropology 0 2 0 2
Political Science & Government 0 2 0 2
General Engineering 0 1 0 1
Economics 0 1 0 1
General Social Sciences 0 1 0 1
International Relations & National Security 0 1 0 1
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 1 0 1
Journalism 0 0 0 0
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 0 0
Information Technology 0 0 0 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 0 0
General Physical Sciences 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 561 590 74 1,225

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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