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Napa Valley College Overview

Napa Valley College is a public institution situated in Napa, California. The city atmosphere of Napa makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Napa Valley College Known For?

1,068 Undergraduate Awards
  • The associate's degree is the highest award offered at Napa Valley College.
  • In 2017-2018, 35% of the faculty were full-time.

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Napa Valley College Rankings

Napa Valley College is ranked #508 out of 2,587 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2022 Best Colleges list.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

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

Rank Ranking Name Share
#27 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#163 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 Napa Valley College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Political Science & Government Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#54 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#58 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#61 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Schools College Factual
#5 Best Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Schools College Factual
#13 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools College Factual
#92 Best Allied Health Professions Schools College Factual
#154 Best Healthcare Schools Healthcare Degree Search
#206 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual

Where Is Napa Valley College?

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Contact details for Napa Valley College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy, Napa, CA 94558-6236
Phone: 707-256-7000

How Do I Get Into Napa Valley College?

You can apply to Napa Valley College online at: https://www.opencccapply.net/uPortal/render.userLayoutRootNode.uP;jsessionid=91F4FA3ECDED6EEA73162EEA36762D94

Napa Valley College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Napa Valley College?

5.7% Loan Default Rate

The student loan default rate at Napa Valley College is 5.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Napa Valley College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,085 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,931 undergraduate students at Napa Valley College, with 2,085 being full-time and 2,846 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,085 full-time undergraduates at Napa Valley College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 330
Black or African American 107
Hispanic or Latino 1,002
White 451
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 189

Over 21 countries are represented at Napa Valley College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Brazil, and Canada.

Online Learning at Napa Valley College

4,184 Took All Classes Online
4,605 Took At Least One Class Online
191.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 4,605 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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Online Growth Rankings of Napa Valley College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Napa Valley College was 191.2%. This is the #288 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Napa Valley 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%.

Napa Valley 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 0 18 307 325
Biological & Physical Science 0 193 0 193
General Biology 0 67 0 67
General Psychology 0 64 0 64
Mental & Social Health Services 0 23 23 46
Mathematics 0 37 0 37
Physics 0 36 0 36
Nursing 0 34 0 34
Sociology 0 31 0 31
Business Administration & Management 0 29 0 29
Criminal Justice & Corrections 2 26 0 28
Allied Health Professions 0 24 0 24
Political Science & Government 0 14 0 14
Communication & Media Studies 0 13 0 13
Human Development & Family Studies 3 9 1 13
Accounting 0 2 9 11
History 0 11 0 11
General Business/Commerce 0 10 0 10
Anthropology 0 10 0 10
Fine & Studio Arts 0 8 0 8
Teaching Assistants 7 0 0 7
Precision Metal Working 2 4 1 7
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 7 0 7
Romance Languages 0 6 0 6
Human Services 2 4 0 6
Quality Control Technology 5 0 0 5
General English Literature 0 4 0 4
Hospitality Management 2 1 0 3
Health & Physical Education 0 3 0 3
Music 0 3 0 3
Entrepreneurial Studies 1 1 0 2
General Social Sciences 0 2 0 2
Dance 0 2 0 2
Design & Applied Arts 0 2 0 2
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 1 0 1
Computer Information Systems 0 1 0 1
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 1 0 1
Drama & Theater Arts 0 1 0 1
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 1 0 1
Audiovisual Communications 0 0 0 0
Data Entry 0 0 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 24 703 341 1,068

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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