River Valley Community College is a public community college located in Claremont, NH. It offers 35 programs for degree/certificate.

It is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.

The 2025 tuition & fees of River Valley Community College is $6,940 for New Hampshire residents and $15,190 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of New Hampshire public community colleges' average ($15,299).

The school has 677 students, which is lower than New Hampshire community collleges' average (1,203). In addition, 234 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (9 to 1) of New Hampshire community colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at River Valley Community College. Then, we compare its costs to New Hampshire community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2025 Cost Of Attendance - River Valley CC
New Hampshire ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$6,940$15,190
Books & Supplies$1,400
Off-Campus Living Costs$19,210
Average Financial Aid$6,992
Cost of Attendance$27,550$35,800
After Financial Aid$20,558$28,808
River Valley CC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
New Hampshire ResidentsOut-of-State Students
River Valley Community College$6,940$15,190
Public Community Colleges in New Hampshire$7,049$15,299
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$5,207$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

River Valley Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Total Programs1718NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program.

What is Education program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Health Services/Allied Health/Health SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical SecretaryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/AssistantNOT OFFERED 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - RadiographerNOT OFFERED 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Phlebotomy Technician/PhlebotomistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFERED 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage10 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 52 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training54 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 12 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Accounting 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 677 students at River Valley Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 143 male students and 531 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
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total674101573
Male Students14339104
Female Students53162469

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 677 total students, 433 students enrolled through distance learning (234 students enrolled exclusively and 199 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment677
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses234
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses199
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses244

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for River Valley Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address1 College Place, Claremont, NH
Phone603-542-7744
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) »In-State$6,940
Out-of-State$15,190
Student Population »677 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »22%
Transfer-out Rate34%
Retention Rate41% (Full-time)
46% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$6,992
Students to Faculty6:1 (16.67%)