About the college

Education is a life long process that can take people to exciting and rewarding career choices. The San Joaquin Valley College, SJVC, was founded in 1977 and there are several campuses located around the California area. The college offers students quality career education in top demanding fields, small class size, an encouraging and dedicated faculty within a family like environment. Prospective students start their educational careers at SJVC with financial aid assistance and counseling is given throughout their attendance and career placement services upon graduation.

Campus

One San Joaquin Valley College campus is located in Modesto, California. The Modesto campus has a beautiful location with great weather year round and mountains and beaches in the distance. SJVC offers career education that not only increases the numbers of graduates in the community, but also strengthens the workforce and local businesses. Students get flexible scheduling with morning, afternoon and evening classes and short term programs so that graduates enter the workforce as soon as possible.

Courses

The Modesto campus offers career programs in technical fields as well as business and medical. The technical field requires working with machinery and students can take the industrial technology program and learn electrical theory, motor control and fluid power systems. Students will earn a certificate and can work towards an associate’s degree upon completion. Other programs offered include administrative health care management, business administration, criminal justice: corrections, clinical medical assisting, pharmacy technology and therapeutic massage.

Each career driven program can lead to certificates of completion and associate degrees if students wish to continue to further their education. At SJVC, they have been training and preparing graduates for the workforce and the future with high quality programs and a dedicated staff and faculty.