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Rock Valley College

Rock Valley College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Rockford, IL. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $20,384 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 5,861 and it offers 43 programs. By program type, it has 3 12-weeks certificate, 23 1-year certificate, 17 2-years certificate, and 30 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 1,460 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Rock Valley College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Rock Valley College is $20,384 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.
Rock Valley College offers the alternative tuition plans .
35% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,416 (exclude student loans).
Rock Valley 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$20,384
Average Financial Amount$5,416

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Rock Valley College offers 43 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, 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, 1,460 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Rock Valley College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate30138
Less than 1 Year Certificate230185
2 Years Certificate170184
Total4301,460

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 138 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
  • 185 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 184 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 953 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 132 completers-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕132-
Business [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕5-
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry✕1-
Total138
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator✕3-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕2-
Computer Programming, Specific Applications✕10-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕4-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕9-
Engineering [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering✕3-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 21 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕15-
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician✕6-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕1-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕2-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕14-
Fire Services Administration✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 61 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕61-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕15-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 36 completers-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder✕2-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕26-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist✕8-
Business [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Business/Commerce✕1-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕0-
Small Business Administration/Management✕2-
Selling Skills and Sales Operations✕1-
Total185
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Radio and Television✕9-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician✕1-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕3-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Electrician✕18-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 117 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕7-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician✕73-
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician✕37-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking✕0-
Tool and Die Technology/Technician✕14-
Welding Technology/Welder✕12-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist✕0-
Surgical Technology/Technologist✕8-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕0-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Total184
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator✕1-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Information Technology✕8-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕1-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕1-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕13-
Engineering [+] ✕ 28 completers-
Engineering✕28-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕2-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕14-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician✕1-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕9-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 568 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕568-
General Studies✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 146 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕146-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕1-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕7-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕11-
Human Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Social Work✕0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Electrician✕17-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 30 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕3-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician✕27-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 87 completers-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✕23-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist✕13-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕51-
Business [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕4-
Accounting✕0-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕1-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕3-
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry✕0-
Total953

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 5,861 students are attending at Rock Valley College. There are 123 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 294 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 (5.56%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 374 (full-time) and 340 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Rock Valley College is 32% and transfer-out rate is 15%. The retention rate is 68% at the school.
Rock Valley 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population5,861
Graduation Rate32%
Number of Faculty417
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1

Student Population at Rock Valley

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 5,494 students enrolled into Rock Valley College. By gender, 2,353 male and 3,141 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Rock Valley College.
Student Population By Gender
Rock Valley College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,4942,3533,141
Full-time2,4311,1031,328
Part-tme3,0631,2501,813
There are 3,053 White (55.57%), 524 Black/African American (9.54%), 1,369 Hispanic (24.92%), 208 Asian (3.79%), and 1,702 students with other races attending Rock Valley College. 17 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Rock Valley College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,4942,3533,141
American Indian/Native American25817
Asian20879129
Black/African American524215309
Hispanic1,369523846
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander725
White3,0531,3771,676
Two More883256
Un-Known20311192
Non-resident Alien17611
Rock Valley College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
1,439 students (26.19% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,100 students (38.22% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Rock Valley College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Rock Valley College
Number of Students
Total5,494
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,439
Enrolled Some Online Courses2,100
Not in Online Courses1,955
By age range, at Rock Valley College, 1,813 students are aged 20 to 24 (33.00% of total students), 2,137 students are aged below 20 (38.90%), 153 students are aged above 50 (4.55%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Rock Valley College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,4942,3533,141
Under 18359115244
Age 18-191,7787441,034
Age 20-211,111509602
Age 22-24702334368
Age 25-29557242315
Age 30-34345139206
Age 35-3922790137
Age 40-49262117145
Age 50-641255075
Over 64281315

Directory and Accreditation Information

Rock Valley College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1971 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Rock Valley College.
3301 N Mulford Rd, Rockford, IL
815-921-7821
School Website

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