San Bernardino Valley College vs. Las Positas College

San Bernardino Valley College vs. Las Positas College comparison

	San Bernardino Valley College	Las Positas College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	San Bernardino Valley College	Las Positas College
Location	San Bernardino, CA	Livermore, CA
Setting	Midsize City	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	10,767	6,724
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	valleycollege.edu	laspositascollege.edu
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Costs	San Bernardino Valley College	Las Positas College
Tuition (In State)	$700	$1,104
Tuition (Out of State)	$4,980	$8,112
Room & Board	$20,000	$23,076
Avg Net Price	$9,493	$5,342
Avg Grant Aid	$5,078	$5,959
% Receiving Grant Aid	74%	56%

Admission	San Bernardino Valley College	Las Positas College
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Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline	Aug 29, 2025	Aug 1, 2025

Academics	San Bernardino Valley College	Las Positas College
Student to Faculty Ratio	16:1	20:1
Popular Majors		Liberal Arts and Humanities (49%) Work and Family Studies (14%) Business (8%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (5%) General Studies (4%)
Outcomes	San Bernardino Valley College	Las Positas College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$31,900	$41,700
Making Student Loan Payments	28%	41%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	N/A
Median Loan Payment	N/A	N/A

Diversity	San Bernardino Valley College	Las Positas College
% Men	39%	47%
% Women	61%	53%
Racial Diversity	Medium	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	14%	41%
% Black	12%	5%
% Hispanic	65%	29%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	1%
% Two or More Races	3%	6%
% International	0%	2%
% Unknown Race	0%	1%

Students	San Bernardino Valley College	Las Positas College
% In-State	94%	95%
% Out-of-State	3%	0%
Campus	San Bernardino Valley College	Las Positas College
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required		No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility		Yes
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Comparable Facts

• San Bernardino Valley College is larger than than Las Positas College based on total student enrollment (10,767 students vs. 6,724 students)

San Bernardino Valley College vs. Las Positas College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, San Bernardino Valley College or Las Positas College?

• Las Positas College is 57.7% more expensive to attend than San Bernardino Valley College for in-state tuition ($1,104.00 vs. $700.00)
• Out of state tuition is 62.9% higher at Las Positas College than San Bernardino Valley College ($8,112.00 vs. $4,980.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Las Positas College than San Bernardino Valley College ($5,342 vs. $9,493)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at San Bernardino Valley College are 15.4% lower than costs at Las Positas College ($20,000 vs. $23,076)
• More students receive financial grant aid at San Bernardino Valley College than Las Positas College (74% vs. 56%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Las Positas College students is 17.3% larger than aid received San Bernardino Valley College ($5,959 vs. $5,078)

Which college is harder to get into, San Bernardino Valley College or Las Positas College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Las Positas College or San Bernardino Valley College .

San Bernardino Valley College vs. Las Positas College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, San Bernardino Valley College or Las Positas College? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Las Positas College and San Bernardino Valley College.

• Graduates from Las Positas College earn on average $9,800 more per year than San Bernardino Valley College graduates after ten years. ($41,700 vs. $31,900)
• More Las Positas College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former San Bernardino Valley College students, three years after graduation. (41% vs. 28%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/