Raritan Valley Community College

https://www.raritanval.edu

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2022 Undergraduate Tuition

$4,176

3.57% growth from 2021

2022 Average Net Price

$6,715

After Financial Aid

2019 Default Rate

2.68%

on Student Loans

2015 Acceptance Rate

98.6%

2,325 Applicants

2022 Enrolled Students

6,321

39.9% Full-Time

2022 Graduation Rate

32.2%

368 Graduates

About

Raritan Valley Community College is a higher education institution located in Somerset County, NJ. In 2022, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Raritan Valley Community College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (226 degrees awarded), General Business (165 degrees), and Other Multidisciplinary Studies (150 degrees).

In 2022, 1,146 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Raritan Valley Community College. 56.4% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 43.6% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (602 degrees), 2.75 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (219 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Raritan Valley Community College is $4,176, which is $−3,936 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,112).

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Raritan Valley Community College was 2.68%, corresponding to 12 out of the 447 total borrowers.

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Associates Colleges

Costs

In 2022, the median undergraduate tuition at Raritan Valley Community College is $4,176, which is $3,936 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,112).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $6,715.

In 2022, 31% of undergraduate students attending Raritan Valley Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 4% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$4,176

2022 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2022, the cost of tuition at Raritan Valley Community College was $4,176. The cost of tuition at Raritan Valley Community College is $−3,936 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($8,112).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Raritan Valley Community College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$6,715

2022 Value

9.4%

1 Year Growth

In 2022 Raritan Valley Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $6,715. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Raritan Valley Community College grew by 9.4%.

This chart compares the average net price of Raritan Valley Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$10,000

Room and Board

$2,400

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Raritan Valley Community College was of $10,000 in 2022. The cost of room and board did not change between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $2,400. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Raritan Valley Community College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

31%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

31% of undergraduate students at Raritan Valley Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a decline of 6.06% with respect to 2021, when 33% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Raritan Valley Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2.68%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Raritan Valley Community College was 2.68%, which represents 12 out of the 447 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Raritan Valley Community College received 2,325 undergraduate applications in 2015.

There were 6,321 students enrolled at Raritan Valley Community College in 2022.

Raritan Valley Community College has an overall enrollment yield of 61.3%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

98.6%

Acceptance Rate in 2015

2,293

Accepted Out of 2,325

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Raritan Valley Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

Enrollment

Raritan Valley Community College had a total enrollment of 6,321 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Raritan Valley Community College is 2,521 students and the part-time enrollment is 3,800. This means that 39.9% of students enrolled at Raritan Valley Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Raritan Valley Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 36.2% White, 23.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Black or African American, 6.34% Asian, 2.15% Two or More Races, 0.237% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.158% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Raritan Valley Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (25.1%), followed by White Female (17.4%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (15.1%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

39.9%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Raritan Valley Community College in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 6,321 students. The full-time enrollment at Raritan Valley Community College is 2,521 and the part-time enrollment is 3,800. This means that 39.9% of students enrolled at Raritan Valley Community College are enrolled full-time compared with N/A% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Raritan Valley Community College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

67%

2022 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Raritan Valley Community College was 67%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (62%), Raritan Valley Community College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Raritan Valley Community College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
2,287 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
1,493 enrolled students
Black or African American
653 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Raritan Valley Community College is 36.2% White, 23.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Black or African American, 6.34% Asian, 2.15% Two or More Races, 0.237% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.158% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 42.9% White, 27.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1,279 students (20.2%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2022, 146 more women than men received degrees from Raritan Valley Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Raritan Valley Community College is white (602 degrees awarded). There were 2.75 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (219 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Raritan Valley Community College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (226 degrees awarded), followed by General Business (165 degrees) and Other Multidisciplinary Studies (150 degrees).

In 2022, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Raritan Valley Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Interdisciplinary Studies (153 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (31 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (228 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Raritan Valley Community College are Elementary & middle school teachers (150,785 people), Police officers (144,737 people), Other managers (127,575 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (67,473 people), and Secondary school teachers (59,837 people).

The most specialized majors at Raritan Valley Community College in 2022 are Interdisciplinary Studies (153 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (31 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (228 degrees), Legal (27 degrees), and Protective Services (55 degrees) (as of 2022).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Raritan Valley Community College are Surgeons, Physicians, Skincare specialists, Photographic process workers & processing machine operators, and Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys

The most specialized majors at Raritan Valley Community College are Interdisciplinary Studies (153 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (31 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (228 degrees), Legal (27 degrees), and Protective Services (55 degrees) (as of 2022).

Common Industries by Major

Justice, public order, & safety activities

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Raritan Valley Community College are Justice, public order, & safety activities (352,797 people), Elementary & secondary schools (331,720 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (190,495 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (134,438 people), and Computer Systems Design (85,737 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Raritan Valley Community College.

Most Common (2022)

Liberal Arts & Sciences
226 degrees awarded
General Business
165 degrees awarded
Other Multidisciplinary Studies
150 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common associates degree concentration at Raritan Valley Community College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 226 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Raritan Valley Community College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

500

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2022

646

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2022

In 2022, 500 degrees were awarded to men at Raritan Valley Community College, which is 0.774 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (646).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Raritan Valley Community College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2022, 115 degrees were awarded to men at Raritan Valley Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.02 times more than the 113 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2022, 113 degrees were awarded to men at Raritan Valley Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.983 times less than the 115 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

15%

100% Completion Time

28%

150% Completion Time

In 2022, 15% of students graduating from Raritan Valley Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 28% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 34% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

American Indian or Alaska Native Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Raritan Valley Community College is Female and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 8.15% of graduates (30 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
602 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
219 degrees awarded
Asian
95 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Raritan Valley Community College is white (602 degrees awarded). There were 2.75 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (219 degrees).

7.42% of degree recipients (85 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)

White Female
326 degrees awarded
White Male
276 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
129 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Raritan Valley Community College is white female (326 degrees awarded). There were 1.18 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (276 degrees).

Operations

Raritan Valley Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $1.14M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 12.8k (1.13%) compared to the 0.843% average return (43.9k on 5.21M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2022, Raritan Valley Community College had a total salary expenditure of 68.6M. Raritan Valley Community College employs 40 Professors, 32 Assistant professors and 27 Associate professors. Most academics at Raritan Valley Community College are Female Professor (25), Female Assistant professor (17), and Male Professor (15).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Raritan Valley Community College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 81 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 50 employees, and Management with 39 employees.

Endowment

$1.14M

2022 Endowment

0.331%

growth from 2021

This line chart shows how the endowment at Raritan Valley Community College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$32.5M

2022 Salaries

6.51%

growth from 2021

In 2022, Raritan Valley Community College paid a median of $32.5M in salaries, which represents 47.4% of their overall expenditure ($68.6M) and a 6.51% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 0.894% decline between 2020 and 2021, and a 2.27% decline between 2019 and 2020.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.8M (40.1% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$9.83M

Instructional Salaries

119

Number of Employees

In 2022, Raritan Valley Community College paid a total of $9.83M to 119 employees working as instructors, which represents 30.2% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.35M (31.8%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

40 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

81 Employees

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Raritan Valley Community College were Professor with 40 employees, Assistant professor with 32 employees, and Associate professor with 27 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Raritan Valley Community College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 81 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 50 employees, and Management with 39 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)

Female Professor
Female Assistant professor
Male Professor

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Raritan Valley Community College was Female Professor with 25 employees, Female Assistant professor with 17 employees, and Male Professor with 15 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Raritan Valley Community College.

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