Riverland Community College offers 104 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 36 major programs - 26 Certificate and 10 Associate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $6,297 for undergraduate programs. (Riverland Community College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.)

Total 636 students out of total 3,959 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 421 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Riverland Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameRiverland Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address1900 8th Ave NW, Austin, MN
Online Students636 Enrolled Online Exclusively
996 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$6,297
Riverland Community College is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students.
Student to Faculty20:1 (5.00%)
Online Degree Programs
Total36 Programs
Certificate26 Programs
Associates10 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Riverland Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $6,297 for all students. Riverland Community College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $186 for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$5,826$6,060$6,249$6,249$6,297
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$172$180$186$186$186
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Riverland Community College offers 104 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 36 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 26 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 Programs2610NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs7133NOT 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.

What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignONLY IN CLASSROOM 1 NOT OFFERED
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Automation Engineer Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Solar Energy Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Spanish Language and LiteratureONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Data Analytics, General1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Precision Production Trades program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Machine Tool Technology/MachinistONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Game and Interactive Media Design8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health Services/Allied Health/Health SciencesNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/SpecialistONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Reception/ReceptionistONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical SecretaryNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer19 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business/Commerce19 24 NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision2 3 NOT OFFERED
Accounting3 8 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceONLY IN CLASSROOM 7 NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Development4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Riverland Community College, there are 3,959 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,632 students were attending classes through distance learning (636 students are enrolled exclusively and 996 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,959
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses636
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses996
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,327

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 636 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 609 Minnesota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 27 students living in the U.S. States other than Minnesota, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses636
Minnesota Resident609
Other State In U.S.27
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses636
Degree/Certificate Seeking369
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking267

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