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Riverside City College

Riverside City College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Riverside, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $10,000 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 19,147 and it offers 61 programs. By program type, it has 38 1-year certificate, 23 2-years certificate, and 75 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 5,147 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Riverside City College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Riverside City College is $10,000 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.
69% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,542 (exclude student loans).
Riverside City 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$10,000
Average Financial Amount$3,542

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Riverside City College offers 61 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, 5,147 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Riverside City College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate380691
2 Years Certificate230233
Total6105,147

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 691 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 233 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 4,223 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Radio and Television✕2-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant✕9-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design✕3-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 101 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕3-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕23-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration✕0-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕57-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕12-
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster✕6-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 48 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕11-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕37-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 35 completers-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician✕35$24,500
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation✕9-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 137 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕137-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers$22,900
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary✕4-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Physical Fitness Technician✕5-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 41 completers-
Corrections✕1-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕24-
Forensic Science and Technology✕16-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician✕4-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕25-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Upholstery/Upholsterer✕1-
Welding Technology/Welder✕14-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 63 completers-
Graphic Design✕50-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕1-
Music✕12-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 94 completers-
Athletic Training/Trainer✕6-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕88-
Business [+] ✕ 96 completers-
Business/Commerce✕2-
Business Administration and Management✕4-
Office Management and Supervision✕8-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕11-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕31-
Small Business Administration/Management✕5-
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕2-
Real Estate✕20-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕1-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)✕12-
Total691
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Radio and Television✕10-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design✕9-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕0-
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕0-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕23$13,100
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs✕5-
Teacher Assistant/Aide✕6-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 36 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕36-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 0 completers$24,300
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕0$24,300
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕4-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕5-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 38 completers-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕38-
Business [+] ✕ 97 completers-
Business/Commerce✕20-
Business Administration and Management✕31-
Retail Management✕0-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕15-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕13-
Banking and Financial Support Services✕0-
Real Estate✕8-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕10-
Total233
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Architectural Technology/Technician✕0-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
American/United States Studies/Civilization✕4-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 71 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕59-
Journalism✕4-
Radio and Television✕8-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant✕7-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design✕8-
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 34 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕5-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕0-
Computer Science✕20-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕9-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕14-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕15-
Education [+] ✕ 99 completers-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs✕96-
Teacher Assistant/Aide✕3-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician✕10-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Language Interpretation and Translation✕0-
Spanish Language and Literature✕16-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation✕10-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 66 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕11-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕55-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕22-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 47 completers-
English Language and Literature✕47-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 1,871 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕516-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕1,355-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕19-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 49 completers-
Mathematics✕49-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 553 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕553-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 170 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕146-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕5-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕16-
Physical Fitness Technician✕3-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Philosophy✕7-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Chemistry✕2-
Physics✕9-
Psychology [+] ✕ 175 completers-
Psychology✕175-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 118 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕118-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕0-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕0-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 138 completers-
Anthropology✕11-
Economics✕9-
Geography✕3-
Political Science and Government✕27-
Sociology✕88-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair✕0-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician✕0-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician✕1-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕15-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Upholstery/Upholsterer✕0-
Welding Technology/Welder✕3-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 85 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕13-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕17-
Art/Art Studies✕33-
Music✕22-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 202 completers-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕0-
Athletic Training/Trainer✕6-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕166-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕30-
Business [+] ✕ 340 completers-
Business/Commerce✕10-
Business Administration and Management✕292-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✕0-
Office Management and Supervision✕10-
Retail Management✕0-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕9-
Small Business Administration/Management✕3-
Banking and Financial Support Services✕0-
Real Estate✕8-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕8-
History [+] ✕ 43 completers-
History✕43-
Total4,223

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 19,147 students are attending at Riverside City College. There are 269 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 435 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 24 to 1 (4.17%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 554 (full-time) and 478 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Riverside City College is 34% and transfer-out rate is 8%. The retention rate is 64% at the school.
Riverside City 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population19,147
Graduation Rate34%
Number of Faculty704
Student to Faculty Ratio24 to 1

Student Population at Riverside City

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 17,960 students enrolled into Riverside City College. By gender, 7,009 male and 10,951 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Riverside City College.
Student Population By Gender
Riverside City College
TotalMaleFemale
Total17,9607,00910,951
Full-time5,0382,1322,906
Part-tme12,9224,8778,045
There are 2,677 White (14.91%), 1,298 Black/African American (7.23%), 11,846 Hispanic (65.96%), 1,188 Asian (6.61%), and 12,729 students with other races attending Riverside City College. 107 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Riverside City College
TotalMaleFemale
Total17,9607,00910,951
American Indian/Native American402020
Asian1,188560628
Black/African American1,298534764
Hispanic11,8464,3917,455
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander683434
White2,6771,0891,588
Two More653278375
Un-Known833845
Non-resident Alien1076542
Riverside City College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
9,626 students (53.60% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 5,436 students (30.27% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Riverside City College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Riverside City College
Number of Students
Total17,960
Enrolled Online Exclusively9,626
Enrolled Some Online Courses5,436
Not in Online Courses2,898
By age range, at Riverside City College, 6,228 students are aged 20 to 24 (34.68% of total students), 6,817 students are aged below 20 (37.96%), 296 students are aged above 50 (2.83%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Riverside City College
TotalMaleFemale
Total17,9607,00910,951
Under 181,048352696
Age 18-195,7692,5063,263
Age 20-213,5241,4662,058
Age 22-242,7041,1231,581
Age 25-292,1247631,361
Age 30-341,236388848
Age 35-39620160460
Age 40-49639151488
Age 50-6425474180
Over 64422616

Directory and Accreditation Information

Riverside City College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1952 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Riverside City College.
4800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA
951-222-8000
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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