Napa Valley College
Napa Valley College at a Glance
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About Napa Valley College
According to Wikipedia, Napa Valley College, formerly Napa Junior College and Napa Community College, is a public community college in Napa, California. The tree-lined main campus is on overlooking the Napa River and includes a performing arts center, a child development center, a business development center, a Visual Arts Center including a Gallery and Ceramics Studio, and the Napa Valley Vintners Teaching Winery. An Upper Valley Campus in St. Helena includes the Napa Valley Cooking School, training aspiring chefs. In 2014–2015, the total enrollment was about 8,559.
Napa Valley College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 72% | 35% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Napa Valley College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $1,156 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Napa Valley College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Napa Valley College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $55,399 a year, and 85% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Napa Valley College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 6,279 | 6,279 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Napa Valley College?
Napa Valley College is located at 2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy, Napa, CA 94558-6236.
How Safe is Napa Valley College?
Relative to its enrollment, Napa Valley College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Napa has a violent crime rate of 0.30% and a property crime rate of 1.43%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Napa Valley College Known For?
Napa Valley College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Sociology
- Biology
- Psychology
- Anthropology
- Political Science
- History
- Business
- Education
- Nursing
- Literature
- Communications
- Medical
- Mathematics
- Computer Science
Napa Valley College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Napa Valley College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Napa Valley College ranks #1571 in the U.S. and #4870 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesNapa Valley College ranks #1619 in the U.S. and #6621 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesNapa Valley College ranks #1651 in the U.S. and #4369 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesNapa Valley College ranks #1735 in the U.S. and #5045 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
anthropology DegreesNapa Valley College ranks #1834 in the U.S. and #7757 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesNapa Valley College ranks #1880 in the U.S. and #6095 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesNapa Valley College ranks #2038 in the U.S. and #7343 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesNapa Valley College ranks #2254 in the U.S. and #8432 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesNapa Valley College ranks #2414 in the U.S. and #6242 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesNapa Valley College ranks #2490 in the U.S. and #8026 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesNapa Valley College ranks #2515 in the U.S. and #9179 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesNapa Valley College ranks #2620 in the U.S. and #9317 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesNapa Valley College ranks #2855 in the U.S. and #9776 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesNapa Valley College ranks #3080 in the U.S. and #11356 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science Degrees