+38%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Santa Rosa Junior College rose 38% between 2021 and 2024 ($8.2k → $11.3k).
California · Public · Predominantly certificates
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, California. 14,327 undergraduate students. 135 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Santa Rosa Junior College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+33%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Santa Rosa Junior College rose 33% between 2007 and 2010 ($3.5k → $4.7k).
+24%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Santa Rosa Junior College rose 24% between 2007 and 2010 ($600 → $742).
-6pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 6 pp at Santa Rosa Junior College vs the 2004–2008 baseline (34.3% vs 40.1%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Santa Rosa Junior College earnings, debt, and completion vs. the California median
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$47,224+18% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$40,149
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry34.3%-18% · '97→'10
California median 61.3%$7,250+33% · '97→'10
At program completion14,327+46% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS75.1%+15% · '04→'10
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$1,318+125% · '00→'10
out-of-state $11,308SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Santa Rosa Junior College earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Santa Rosa Junior College
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.0%Median federal debt $7,250 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $47,224 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Santa Rosa Junior College enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+15%
Santa Rosa Junior College · retention rose
65.0% → 74.8%
+46%
Santa Rosa Junior College · undergrad enrollment rose
15,118 → 22,012
+41%
Santa Rosa Junior College · in-state tuition rose
$330 → $742
+206%
Santa Rosa Junior College · out-of-state tuition rose
$3,696 → $11,308
+33%
Santa Rosa Junior College · median debt rose
$3,500 → $4,651
-100%
Santa Rosa Junior College · cohort default rate fell
20.7% → 0.0%
+73%
Santa Rosa Junior College · pell share rose
6.8% → 11.8%
+25%
Santa Rosa Junior College · earnings_median_8yr rose
$34,200 → $42,899
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Santa Rosa Junior College programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$131,805Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$96,665Criminal Justice and Corrections$93,404Fire Protection$91,630Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$72,062Criminal Justice and Corrections$66,405Business Administration, Management and Operations$62,124Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies$56,273Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$55,690Sociology$49,932Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies$49,477Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$48,866Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$47,921Communication and Media Studies$44,570Social Sciences, General$43,634Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$37,573Psychology, General$33,574
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
17 Santa Rosa Junior College programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$131,805Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$72,062Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$96,665Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$55,690Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$48,866
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Santa Rosa Junior College in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Santa Rosa Junior College graduates earn $X” — not “Santa Rosa Junior College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Santa Rosa Junior College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.