Richmond Community College offers 48 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 25 major programs - 15 Certificate and 10 Associate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $1,956 for North Carolina residents and $6,564 for out-of-state students.

Total 854 students out of total 2,384 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 547 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Richmond Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameRichmond Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address1042 W Hamlet Ave, Hamlet, NC
Online Students854 Enrolled Online Exclusively
450 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$1,956
Out-of-State$6,564
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Online Degree Programs
Total25 Programs
Certificate15 Programs
Associates10 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Richmond Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $1,956 and $6,564 for non-North Carolina residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $76 for North Carolina residents and $268 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$2,536$2,536$2,536$2,552$1,956
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$8,680$8,680$8,680$8,696$6,564
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$76$76$76$76$76
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$268$268$268$268$268

Online Programs By Area of Study

Richmond Community College offers 48 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 25 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 15 Certificates, 10 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs1510NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs2919NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Information Technology50 7 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Educational Leadership and Administration3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching5 8 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Child Development11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 243 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies19 10 NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security (other)33 13 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Management/Administration2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling11 4 NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)13 5 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration and Management37 10 NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Finance33 6 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Richmond Community College, there are 2,384 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,304 students were attending classes through distance learning (854 students are enrolled exclusively and 450 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,384
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses854
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses450
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,080

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 854 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 825 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 29 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses854
North Carolina Resident825
Other State In U.S.29
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses854
Degree/Certificate Seeking724
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking130

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