Oak Valley College

Private · CA

School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationCA · West

SettingSuburban

Undergrads75

Student:faculty7:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate—

6-yr grad rate—

Drop-out rate18.2%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$24k

Out-of-state tuition$24k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity74.7%

Gender diversity46.7%

International0%

Identity—

Overview

Oak Valley College is a small private Christian college in Southern California's Inland Empire built around a specific affordability model: low, fixed-cost bachelor's degrees in business designed so students can graduate without taking on debt. Its academic offerings are narrow by design, concentrating resources on a small number of business-focused programs rather than a broad liberal arts catalog, and it draws students for whom cost is the deciding factor in choosing a four-year school.

Worth knowing

The debt-free, low-cost structure is the school's defining feature and the main reason a student would choose it over other small private colleges in the region — it trades program breadth and campus amenities for predictable, minimal cost. Prospective students should understand this is a narrow, career-focused business education rather than a traditional broad-based college experience.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate—

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot reported

Rec letters—

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

Applying