Career Programs at River Parishes CC

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at River Parishes Community College is $4,079 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.

River Parishes Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .

59% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,769 (exclude student loans).

River Parishes CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$4,079
Average Financial Amount	$3,769

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

River Parishes Community College offers 20 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, 686 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at River Parishes Community College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	7	163
2 Years Certificate	13	199
Total	20	686

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

163 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
199 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
324 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	160 completers	-
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	✕	35	-
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	120	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	1	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	0	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Health Aide	✕	2	-
	Total	163

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	106 completers	-
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	✕	19	-
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	84	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	29 completers	$23,900
General Studies	✕	29	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Electrician	✕	3	-
Pipefitting/Pipefitter and Sprinkler Fitter	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	8	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	8	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	15	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✕	12	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	6	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	12	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	0	-
	Total	199

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Education	✕	3	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	191 completers	-
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	✕	39	-
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	143	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	119 completers	-
General Studies	✕	36	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	83	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	8	-
Business [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	3	-
	Total	324

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 2,339 students are attending at River Parishes Community College. There are 56 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 66 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1 (5.00%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 114 (full-time) and 88 (part-time).

The graduation rate of River Parishes Community College is 31% and transfer-out rate is 16%. The retention rate is 64% at the school.

River Parishes CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	2,339
Graduation Rate	31%
Number of Faculty	122
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1

Student Population at River Parishes CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,401 students enrolled into River Parishes Community College. By gender, 1,212 male and 1,189 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for River Parishes Community College.

Student Population By Gender
River Parishes Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,401	1,212	1,189
Full-time	1,102	620	482
Part-tme	1,299	592	707

There are 1,104 White (45.98%), 764 Black/African American (31.82%), 112 Hispanic (4.66%), 8 Asian (0.33%), and 498 students with other races attending River Parishes Community College. 10 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at River Parishes Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,401	1,212	1,189
American Indian/Native American	4	4	0
Asian	8	6	2
Black/African American	764	286	478
Hispanic	112	44	68
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	27	14	13
White	1,104	699	405
Two More	93	68	25
Un-Known	279	82	197
Non-resident Alien	10	9	1

River Parishes Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

428 students (17.83% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 841 students (35.03% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for River Parishes Community College.

Distance Learning Student Population at River Parishes Community College
	Number of Students
Total	2,401
Enrolled Online Exclusively	428
Enrolled Some Online Courses	841
Not in Online Courses	1,132

By age range, at River Parishes Community College, 688 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.65% of total students), 1,169 students are aged below 20 (48.69%), 41 students are aged above 50 (2.92%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at River Parishes Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,401	1,212	1,189
Under 18	599	226	373
Age 18-19	570	349	221
Age 20-21	434	295	139
Age 22-24	254	145	109
Age 25-29	201	91	110
Age 30-34	111	34	77
Age 35-39	104	42	62
Age 40-49	87	21	66
Age 50-64	35	8	27
Over 64	6	1	5

Directory and Accreditation Information

River Parishes Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/2004 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of River Parishes Community College.

925 West Edenborne Parkway, Gonzales, LA

225-743-8500

School Website

Admission Page

Financial Aid Information

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Directory and Accreditation Information

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