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Raritan Valley Community College

Raritan Valley Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Branchburg, NJ. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $7,296 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 6,321 and it offers 34 programs(3 online programs). By program type, it has 9 1-year certificate, 25 2-years certificate, and 45 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 1,213 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Raritan Valley Community College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Raritan Valley Community College is $7,296 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Raritan Valley Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
33% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,109 (exclude student loans).
RVCC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$7,296
Average Financial Amount$5,109

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Raritan Valley Community College offers 34 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 1,213 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Raritan Valley Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate9014
2 Years Certificate25339
Total3431,213

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 14 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 39 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 1,160 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)✕1-
Education [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 1 completers-
English as a Second Language✕1-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕3-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕1-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕5-
Optometric Technician/Assistant✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕1-
Total14
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕0-
Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification✕1-
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician✕0-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕0-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)✕0-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching✕1-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician✕3-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕5-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 1 completers$23,800
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕1$23,800
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Corrections✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕3-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Interior Design✕0-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 13 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕0-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✔5-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕7-
Optometric Technician/Assistant✕1-
Business [+] ✔ 10 completers-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✔2-
Accounting and Related Services (other)✔1-
Meeting and Event Planning✕7-
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕0-
Total39
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Communication and Media Studies (other)✕20-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕5-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Information Technology✕24-
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster✕2-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕2-
Education [+] ✕ 42 completers-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching✕42-
Engineering [+] ✕ 39 completers-
Engineering Science✕39-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician✕5-
Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician✕6-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician✕3-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕3-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 10 completers-
English Language and Literature✕10-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 210 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕210-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Biotechnology✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 171 completers-
Human Computer Interaction✕2-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕169-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕16-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 69 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕69-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management✕0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Lineworker✕15-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 35 completers-
Dance✕0-
Interior Design✕4-
Game and Interactive Media Design✕2-
Design and Applied Arts (other)✕0-
Fine/Studio Arts✕16-
Intermedia/Multimedia✕8-
Music✕5-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 139 completers-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✕0-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✔13-
Occupational Therapist Assistant✕10-
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (other)✕0-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist✕0-
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician✕9-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)✕1-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕106-
Business [+] ✔ 272 completers-
Business/Commerce✔232-
Business Administration and Management✕15-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕9-
Management Information Systems✕16-
Marketing/Marketing Management✕0-
Total1,160

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 6,321 students are attending at Raritan Valley Community College. There are 123 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 293 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1 (5.26%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 319 (full-time) and 440 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Raritan Valley Community College is 28% and transfer-out rate is 19%. The retention rate is 70% at the school.
RVCC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population6,321
Graduation Rate28%
Number of Faculty416
Student to Faculty Ratio19 to 1

Student Population at RVCC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 6,688 students enrolled into Raritan Valley Community College. By gender, 3,247 male and 3,441 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Raritan Valley Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Raritan Valley Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,6883,2473,441
Full-time2,4751,2961,179
Part-tme4,2131,9512,262
There are 2,683 White (40.12%), 703 Black/African American (10.51%), 1,497 Hispanic (22.38%), 442 Asian (6.61%), and 2,845 students with other races attending Raritan Valley Community College. 100 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Raritan Valley Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,6883,2473,441
American Indian/Native American1055
Asian442180262
Black/African American703429274
Hispanic1,497662835
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1596
White2,6831,3891,294
Two More1567185
Un-Known1,082461621
Non-resident Alien1004159
Raritan Valley Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
698 students (10.44% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,457 students (21.79% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Raritan Valley Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Raritan Valley Community College
Number of Students
Total6,688
Enrolled Online Exclusively698
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,457
Not in Online Courses4,533
By age range, at Raritan Valley Community College, 2,319 students are aged 20 to 24 (34.67% of total students), 2,703 students are aged below 20 (40.42%), 234 students are aged above 50 (5.86%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Raritan Valley Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,6883,2473,441
Under 18814316498
Age 18-191,889943946
Age 20-211,457776681
Age 22-24862446416
Age 25-29573277296
Age 30-34325155170
Age 35-3921693123
Age 40-49306127179
Age 50-6419693103
Over 64381523
Age Un-Known1266

Directory and Accreditation Information

Raritan Valley Community College is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1972 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Raritan Valley Community College.
118 Lamington Road, Branchburg, NJ
908-526-1200
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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