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Carrington College-San Jose

San Jose, California Private for-profit 2-year Large city

Overview

Carrington College-San Jose is a private for-profit two-year institution based in San Jose, California. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 645 students in fall 2024. It is part of San Joaquin Valley College Inc..

Carrington College-San Jose offers certificates and associate degrees across 7 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Dental Assisting/Assistant, Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant, and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training. It awarded 415 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
645
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
415
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
7
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 7

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 6
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
76%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
146
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
269

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
645
Undergraduates, fall 2024
645
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
987
Full-time, 2024-25
100%

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
85%
Men
15%
White
8%
Hispanic or Latino
66%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
13%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
58%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Part of
San Joaquin Valley College Inc.
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
President
Nick Gomez
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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