CA
Ventura College
0.25 incidents / 1,000 students
Ventura, CA · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Ventura College
Across 2022–2024, Ventura College reported 10 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Santa Barbara City College.
- 0.25
- Incidents / 1k students
- #153
- Rank of 2,072
- #123
- CA rank
- 12,222
- Enrolled students
0.25 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Ventura College reports 0.25 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 83% below Georgia Gwinnett College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Georgia Gwinnett College (2.78/1k); Youngstown State University (1.39/1k); Community College of Rhode Island (0.16/1k); University of Idaho (2.28/1k); Nassau Community College (0.81/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Santa Barbara City College (0.57/1k); Glendale Community College (0.91/1k); Merced College (0.32/1k); Los Angeles Trade Technical College (1.36/1k); Moreno Valley College (0.17/1k); Santiago Canyon College (0.25/1k); Chabot College (1.09/1k); College of the Desert (0.31/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 0.25
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #153
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 93%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 3
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 125028 · Ventura College 0.25/1k score rate · #153/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-QUIET 0.25/1k
- RANK-TOP #153/2,072
- ST-MID #123 in state
- PEER-FINISH Community College of Rhode · ±0.08
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 200%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-MID 12,222
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: Community College of Rhode Island (-0.08/1k)
Ventura College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE · peer Community College of Rhode Island. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Community College of Rhode Island (-0.08/1k). National rank #153 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Ventura College reports 0.25 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 83% below Georgia Gwinnett College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Georgia Gwinnett College (2.78/1k); Youngstown State University (1.39/1k); Community College of Rhode Island (0.16/1k); University of Idaho (2.28/1k); Nassau Community College (0.81/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Santa Barbara City College (0.57/1k); Glendale Community College (0.91/1k); Merced College (0.32/1k); Los Angeles Trade Technical College (1.36/1k); Moreno Valley College (0.17/1k); Santiago Canyon College (0.25/1k); Chabot College (1.09/1k); College of the Desert (0.31/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Ventura College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Ventura on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Community College of Rhode · lowest peer 0.16
Community College of Rhode Island — lowest peer
0.16 per 1,000 students
- Ventura College · this campus 0.25
Ventura College — this campus
0.25 per 1,000 students
- Nassau Community College · near 0.81
Nassau Community College — near
0.81 per 1,000 students
- Youngstown State University · near
Youngstown State University — near
1.39 per 1,000 students
- Georgia Gwinnett College · highest peer
Georgia Gwinnett College — highest peer
2.78 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Ventura College's 0.25/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Ventura College decreased from 6 to 3 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 CA 2-year peers in this comparison, Ventura College is larger than 64% and safer-reporting than 67% - the larger, safer-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Ventura College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reedley College | 8,796 | 0.45 | 0 | 44 |
| Imperial Valley College | 8,873 | 0.11 | 3 | 83 |
| Cuyamaca College | 8,905 | 0.22 | 6 | 72 |
| Coastline Community College | 9,008 | 0.00 | 8 | 94 |
| Ohlone College | 9,061 | 0.77 | 11 | 17 |
| Laney College | 9,328 | 0.43 | 14 | 47 |
| Evergreen Valley College | 9,336 | 0.54 | 17 | 36 |
| Cabrillo College | 9,457 | 0.53 | 19 | 39 |
| Los Angeles Harbor College | 9,463 | 0.74 | 22 | 22 |
| College of San Mateo | 9,901 | 0.10 | 25 | 86 |
| Clovis Community College | 10,358 | 0.58 | 28 | 31 |
| Ventura College (this campus) | 12,222 | 0.25 | 64 | 67 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Ventura College fell from 6 to 3 (-50%). The increase shows up in Fondling (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (4 to 1) and Statutory Rape (1 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Ventura College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 5 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Robbery, Burglary, Fondling and Statutory Rape.
The remaining 6 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Incest and Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyVentura College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 200% (1 → 3 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Robbery | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fondling | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
18 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 5 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Ventura College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
GA
Georgia Gwinnett College
2.78 incidents / 1,000 students
OH
Youngstown State University
1.39 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Ventura College sits on price and outcomes
At $-982, Ventura College's reported average net price is among the lowest reported prices among 492 California colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $20,161.
- $-982
- average net price
- $20,161
- California median
- 2.5×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $8,490
- reported income-bracket spread
Only 41% complete within six years. Most students here do not finish, which is the single most important number on this page for anyone weighing the cost.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $1,426
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $9,615
- Avg Net Price
- $-982
- Median Debt
- $13,876
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 26%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $34,084
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $43,430
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 59%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 699 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, GA · 12,230 enrolled
Safety Score 2.78
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH · 12,204 enrolled
Safety Score 1.39
Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI · 12,275 enrolled
Safety Score 0.16
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID · 12,286 enrolled
Safety Score 2.28
Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY · 12,301 enrolled
Safety Score 0.81
Closest by National Rank
Ventura College (national rank #153) sits near University of Michigan-Dearborn (#154) and Northwest State Community College (#152) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, MI
National Rank #154
Northwest State Community College
Archbold, OH
National Rank #152
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY
National Rank #155
Howard College
Big Spring, TX
National Rank #151
Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha, NE
National Rank #150
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Ventura College, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI · 12,275 enrolled
Safety score 0.16
Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY · 12,301 enrolled
Safety score 0.81
Wayne County Community College District
Detroit, MI · 12,137 enrolled
Safety score 0.08
Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX · 12,077 enrolled
Safety score 1.49
Palo Alto College
San Antonio, TX · 12,395 enrolled
Safety score 0.40
Middlesex College
Edison, NJ · 12,044 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids, MI · 12,468 enrolled
Safety score 0.72
College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL · 12,530 enrolled
Safety score 0.56
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Northwest State Community College
Archbold, OH · 4,082 enrolled
Safety score 0.24
Howard College
Big Spring, TX · 4,101 enrolled
Safety score 0.24
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY · 20,123 enrolled
Safety score 0.25
Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha, NE · 16,642 enrolled
Safety score 0.24
Mitchell Community College
Statesville, NC · 3,979 enrolled
Safety score 0.25
Delta College
University Center, MI · 8,397 enrolled
Safety score 0.24
Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, MA · 4,200 enrolled
Safety score 0.24
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Martinsburg, WV · 4,203 enrolled
Safety score 0.24
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ventura College safe?
Ventura College has a safety score of 0.25 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #153 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Georgia Gwinnett College (2.78/1k). Same-state same-level set: Santa Barbara City College (0.57/1k); Glendale Community College (0.91/1k); Merced College (0.32/1k); Los Angeles Trade Technical College (1.36/1k); Moreno Valley College (0.17/1k); Santiago Canyon College (0.25/1k); Chabot College (1.09/1k); College of the Desert (0.31/1k).
What crimes are reported at Ventura College?
For calendar year 2024, Ventura College reported Fondling (1), Motor Vehicle Theft (1) and Robbery (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Ventura College compare to similar schools?
Ventura College reports 83% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Georgia Gwinnett College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Georgia Gwinnett College (2.78/1k); Youngstown State University (1.39/1k); Community College of Rhode Island (0.16/1k); University of Idaho (2.28/1k); Nassau Community College (0.81/1k). Same-state same-level set: Santa Barbara City College (0.57/1k); Glendale Community College (0.91/1k); Merced College (0.32/1k); Los Angeles Trade Technical College (1.36/1k); Moreno Valley College (0.17/1k); Santiago Canyon College (0.25/1k); Chabot College (1.09/1k); College of the Desert (0.31/1k).
Does Ventura College have fire safety data?
Ventura College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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