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Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California · Public community college

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37%completion rate · California avg 64%
$9,500median debt of graduates
$40,149median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$47,224median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges | American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (Accredited)
Address: 1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 · Phone: (707) 527-4011 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Santa Rosa Junior Col… Santa Rosa Junior Col…: 36.9% 36.9% California average California average: 64.2% 64.2% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Emergency medical technicians$38,740$46,380$59,180
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$38,180$64,980$77,060
Nursing assistants$40,110$47,630$54,800
Machinists$37,440$57,190$74,210
Radiologic technologists and technicians$70,210$121,260$137,770
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$44,520$58,060$70,400
Medical assistants$39,290$49,660$61,870
Chefs and head cooks$37,380$64,500$81,040
Dental hygienists$102,090$124,930$132,120
Dental assistants$38,790$50,110$60,670
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists$47,180$73,950$84,740
Pharmacy technicians$42,850$55,110$65,590

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in California (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, under 300 hours 387 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 106 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 90 not reported $42,682 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, under 300 hours 82 not reported $42,682 not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 300–899 hours 72 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 57 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 38 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 22 $71,167 $76,460 not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate degree 22 $64,830 $75,832 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 2–4 years 21 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 16 not reported $42,682 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 16 $39,331 $34,704 not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 15 not reported $27,439 not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 15 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 10 not reported $42,682 not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, under 300 hours 9 not reported $27,439 not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 3 not reported $27,439 not reported
Precision Metal Working Associate degree 3 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Associate degree 3 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 3 not reported $42,682 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 3 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 2 $71,167 $76,460 not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate degree 2 not reported $27,765 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 1 not reported $42,682 not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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