Introduction
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| Overall Score (about) | 53.6 |
| Total Cost On-Campus Attendance | $12,970 |
| Admission Success rate | N/A |
| Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty | 18 : 1 |
| Retention (full-time / part-time) | 53% / 38% |
| Enrollment Total (all students) | 3,263 |
Riverland Community College receives its accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission of the regional North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, which applies to the entire institution. Separately, various RCC academic programs receive special accreditation from trade and industry bodies: the Nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing; the program in Automotive Service Technology receives accreditation from the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation; the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology confers accreditation to the school
Admissions to RCC is available for virtually all qualified applicants, and in many cases it is not even necessary to be in possession of a high school diploma to begin taking courses at Riverland Community College (in fact, recently in 2009 a high school student actually earned his associate degree and graduated from RCC before graduating from high school). US citizens and residents must create an online account and complete their application electronically, then pay their $20 application fee.
Following acceptance (which is also notified online through the account created), students must perform the assessment test which is given at all three of the school
Students admitted to RCC are encouraged to submit their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form as early as possible as such aid is disbursed on a first-come, first-serve basis. In addition to such federal aid opportunities, the Riverland Community College Foundation also provides a variety of scholarship opportunities including the Riverland
The student body at RCC lives mostly off-campus, though the Austin campus does provide student housing facilities with a total capacity of 84 students (a tiny fraction of the nearly 5,000 students enrolled in a typical semester). Of the total student body, a little over half is female and, separately, a little over half is enrolled on a part-time basis. RCC has an unusually high level of what are known as
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