San Bernardino Valley College
Rolling
Acceptance rate
$14,500
Tuition/yr
14,000
Enrollment
About San Bernardino Valley College
Community college in San Bernardino, CA (Inland Empire). Strong transfer and technical programs.
San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) is a public two-year community college founded in 1926 and located on an 82-acre campus in San Bernardino, California. It is part of the San Bernardino Community College District and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), with its most recent comprehensive review completed in 2020.
SBVC offers Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees, certificates, and career technical education programs across a wide range of fields. Its Nursing program, a California Board of Registered Nursing-approved ADN, is a standout offering, with concurrent enrollment partnerships allowing students to complete a BSN simultaneously with CSUSB, Grand Canyon University, and Loma Linda University School of Nursing. The college also provides strong transfer pathways aligned with UC and CSU lower-division requirements.
The campus sits in the city of San Bernardino in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, roughly 60 miles east of Los Angeles. A landmark 1938 Spanish Colonial Revival auditorium anchors the campus. The college enrolls approximately 17,000 students and fields athletic teams as the Wolverines in the Inland Empire Athletic Conference.
Campus & Location
CA
Suburban
Optional Practical Training (OPT)
All graduates qualify for 12-month OPT. STEM-designated programs (CS, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Sciences) qualify for 24-month STEM OPT extension — 36 months total work authorisation.
For Nepali students
- SBVC is a low-cost entry point into the U.S. education system: international students pay roughly $14,500 per year in tuition and fees (as of 2025), with a total estimated annual cost of attendance around $31,600 including housing and living expenses, significantly cheaper than most four-year universities.
- International students on F-1 visas are eligible to compete for SBVC institutional scholarships, and the college provides dedicated international student counseling, foreign transcript evaluation, and on-campus employment of up to 20 hours per week during semesters.
- SBVC's structured UC/CSU transfer pathways allow a Nepali student to complete two years affordably at SBVC and then transfer as a junior to a University of California or California State University campus, which is a recognised route to a U.S. bachelor's degree, and subsequent OPT and STEM OPT work authorisation, at a fraction of the direct four-year cost.
- The Nursing ADN program, with its BSN concurrent enrollment option through CSUSB or Loma Linda University, is particularly relevant for Nepali students interested in healthcare careers, given the high demand for nurses in the United States and the associated visa pathways that accompany healthcare employment.
Admission requirements — Nepali equivalents
A rough translation of the published minimums for Nepali applicants:
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