Raritan Valley Community College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Raritan Valley Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Branchburg, New Jersey.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $7,584 for New Jersey residents and $7,584 for other students on average. It offers 83 degree programs through 37 Certificate, 46 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 7 programs (5 Certificate, 2 Associate's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	118 Lamington Road, Branchburg, NJ
Phone	908-526-1200
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$7,584 Out-of-State$7,584
Student Population »	6,762 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	31%
Transfer-out Rate	22%
Retention Rate	68% (Full-time) 58% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$5,535
Students to Faculty	19:1 (5.26%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$45,000

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $7,584 for New Jersey residents and $7,584 for out-of-state students at Raritan Valley Community College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($8,609) over public community colleges in New Jersey.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Raritan Valley Community College. Then, we compare its costs to New Jersey community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	New Jersey Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$7,584	$7,584
Books & Supplies	$2,400
Off-Campus Living Costs	$14,525
Average Financial Aid	$5,535
Cost of Attendance	$24,509	$24,509
After Financial Aid	$18,974	$18,974
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$45,000

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	New Jersey Residents	Out-of-State Students
Raritan Valley Community College	$7,584	$7,584
Public Community Colleges in New Jersey	$7,618	$8,609
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$5,207	$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Raritan Valley Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 7 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 5 Certificate, 2 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	5	2	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	37	46	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Communication and Media Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	23 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	31 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Engineering Science	NOT OFFERED	33 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	166 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biotechnology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Human Computer Interaction	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	142 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Corrections	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	47 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Lineworker	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Dance	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Interior Design	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media Design	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Design and Applied Arts (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Intermedia/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Dental Assisting/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist Assistant	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Optometric Technician/Assistant	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	77 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	152 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Related Services (other)	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Meeting and Event Planning	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 6,762 students at Raritan Valley Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 3,247 male students and 3,441 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	6,688	2,475	4,213
Male Students	3,247	1,296	1,951
Female Students	3,441	1,179	2,262

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Raritan Valley Community College, there are 6,321 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,348 students were attending classes through distance learning (667 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,681 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	6,321
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	667
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,681
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	3,973