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Located in Branchburg, New Jersey, Raritan Valley Community College is a public institution. RVCC is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

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Raritan Valley Community College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at RVCC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#7 Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Most Popular Management Information Systems Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Most Popular Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards RVCC has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#63 Best Value Colleges for General Business/Commerce College Factual
#63 Best Value Colleges for General Business/Commerce College Factual

Where Is Raritan Valley Community College?

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Contact details for RVCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 118 Lamington Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876
Phone: 908-526-1200
Website: https://www.raritanval.edu

How Do I Get Into RVCC?

You can apply to RVCC online at: https://www.raritanval.edu/admissions-info/apply-to-rvcc

Raritan Valley Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Raritan Valley Community College?

10% Take Out Loans
7.9% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At RVCC, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $5,179 a year. That adds up to $20,716 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at RVCC is 7.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Raritan Valley Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,653 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7,080 undergraduate students at RVCC, with 2,653 being full-time and 4,427 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,653 full-time undergraduates at RVCC, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Raritan Valley Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 199
Black or African American 219
Hispanic or Latino 681
White 1,258
International Students 42
Other Races/Ethnicities 254

Over 31 countries are represented at RVCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, India, and Pakistan.

Online Learning at Raritan Valley Community College

4,084 Took All Classes Online
5,738 Took At Least One Class Online
236.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 5,738 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at RVCC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 5th most popular in New Jersey for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of RVCC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Raritan Valley Community College was 236.8%. This is the #213 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at RVCC regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at RVCC ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at RVCC.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Other Accounting and Related Services #1
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping #10
Accounting #34

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Raritan Valley Community College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Business/Commerce 0 232 0 232
General Management Information Systems 0 16 0 16
General Business Administration and Management 0 15 0 15
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 1 9 2 12
Meeting and Event Planning 0 0 7 7
Other Accounting and Related Services 0 0 1 1
International Business/Trade/Commerce 0 0 0 0
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1 272 10 283

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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