Gavilan College Trade Programs

Gavilan College is a public institution situated in Gilroy, California. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of Gavilan College.

Where Is Gavilan College?

Contact details for Gavilan College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5055 Santa Teresa Blvd, Gilroy, CA 95020
Phone:	408-848-4800
Website:	www.gavilan.edu

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Can I Afford Gavilan College?

In a recent term, part-time Gavilan College students paid $46 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $358 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$1,444	$12,184
Fees	$62	$62
Books and Supplies	$938	$938

The student loan default rate at Gavilan College is 4.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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Gavilan College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,494 undergraduate students at Gavilan College, with 1,538 being full-time and 2,956 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,538 full-time undergraduates at Gavilan College, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Gavilan College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	74
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	997
White	339
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	91

Over 3 countries are represented at Gavilan College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Jamaica, Canada, and South Africa.

Online Learning at Gavilan College

In 2022-2023, 3,232 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Gavilan College has changed over the last few years.

Gavilan College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	105	105
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	32	1	33
Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	24	2	26
Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Management & Recycling Technology	12	8	20
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	1	15	16
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician	13	0	13
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	3	2	5
General Drafting & Design Technology	0	0	0
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology	0	0	0
TOTAL	85	133	218

Gavilan College Trades

In a recent academic period, Gavilan College awarded 528 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Cosmetology	32	0	1	0
Environmental Control Technology	12	0	8	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	3	0	2	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	105	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	1	0	15	0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	37	0	2	0
Total	251	0	277	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.