Trade School Scoreboard

San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield

Private for-profit in Bakersfield, CA. 15 certificate or associate programs in trades and allied health appear in the federal data, covering electrician, HVAC, diesel/heavy equipment, medical billing & coding and more.

Programs and outcomes

ProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree119$70,320$26,969$307
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance TechnologyCertificate10$65,644$9,500$108
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate degree49$57,680$21,107$240
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate0$56,484––
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree10$49,417$19,798$225
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate45$48,746$12,754$145
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance TechnologyAssociate degree3$45,756$19,724$224
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance TechnologyCertificate26$43,972$12,923$147
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree3$35,778$18,338$208
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate29$31,959$9,500$108
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree27$31,896$16,064$183
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate14$31,891$10,845$123
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate86$31,671$10,304$117
Veterinary/Animal Health TechnologyCertificate64$30,025$11,506$131
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance TechnologyAssociate degree0not reported––

*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.

How it compares

  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technology (certificate): graduates earned $30,025 one year out, about the same as the national median for veterinary tech certificate programs ($30,025).
  • Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (certificate): graduates earned $48,746 one year out, 9% above the national median for electrician certificate programs ($44,727).
  • Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (associate degree): graduates earned $49,417 one year out, about the same as the national median for electrician associate degree programs ($49,548).
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology (certificate): graduates earned $43,972 one year out, 4% above the national median for HVAC certificate programs ($42,250).

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. School facts come from the Scorecard Institution file. See our methodology.