San Bernardino Valley College
Tel:
(909) 384-4400
- Welcome to San Bernardino Valley College! For over 91 years, SBVC has offered the highest quality college education in liberal arts, science, technology, business, and the humanities. Our certificates cover many popular, in-demand, and emerging professions, including nursing, geographic information systems, and water supply technology. At SBVC, we make it a point to stay in touch with our educational and business partners to make sure that we are offering programs that area employers look to for qualified graduates. Our faculty and classified professionals reflect our community and combine academic preparation with a love of teaching to create a caring learning environment. Many of our professors and instructors have doctoral degrees and extensive industry experience, allowing them to pass on solutions to the real-world challenges you will face in your career. SBVC's mission is to prepare students for transfer to four-year universities, to enter the workforce by earning applied degrees and certificates, to foster economic growth and global competitiveness through workforce development, and to improve the quality of life in the Inland Empire and beyond.
School Highlights
San Bernardino Valley College serves 13,837 students (29% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is lower than the state community college average of 45:1.
Minority enrollment is 88% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 75%.
Top Placements
San Bernardino Valley College places among the top 20% of community colleges in California for:
- Category Attribute
- Affordability Least expensive tuition
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
- Community Size Largest student body
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 825 teachers has grown by 48% over five years.
| San Bernardino Valley College | (CA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 825 staff | 134 staff |
Sports
| Total Sports Offered | 8 sports |
| Sports | Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Softball, Track and Field, VolleyballBaseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball, |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- The mission of San Bernardino Valley College is to prepare students to transfer to four-year colleges and universities; to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in business, industry and the professions; to advance the state and region's economic growth and global competitiveness through continuous workforce development; to work in partnership with the local community to improve the quality of life in the Inland Empire; and to prepare students for active participation in a multicultural society. The faculty and staff of San Bernardino Valley College are committed to student success and to teaching and service excellence. There are so many new changes happening on campus. Our new Library opened last June and we are beginning to use the new Health and Life Science building. The new Administration building should be completed by the end of the year. San Bernardino Valley College is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Post Secondary Accreditation and The U.S. Department of Education.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to San Bernardino Valley College is Concorde Career College-San Bernardino (2.3 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Concorde Career College-San BernardinoPrivate for-profit737 students | 2.30 Mi201 East Airport Drive, Suite A
San Bernardino, CA 92408
(909) 884-8891 2.30737 - Riverside City CollegePublic21,292 students | 9.10 Mi4800 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, CA 92506
(951) 223-00000000 9.1021,292 - Community Christian CollegePrivate not-for-profit75 students | 10.00 Mi1849 N. Wabash Ave
Redlands, CA 92374
(909) 794-0000000 10.0075 - Sage CollegePrivate, for profit407 students | 10.10 Mi12125 Day Street, Bldg. L
Moreno Valley, CA 92557
(951) 781-2727 10.10407 - Platt College-RiversidePrivate for-profit484 students | 10.80 Mi6465 Sycamore Canyon Blvd Ste 100
Riverside, CA 92507
(951) 572-4300 10.80484
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