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Rappahannock Community College

Glenns, Virginia Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Rappahannock Community College is a public two-year institution based in Glenns, Virginia. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 2,962 students in fall 2024. It is part of Virginia Community College System.

Rappahannock Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 27 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training. It awarded 846 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 22 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,962
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
846
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
27
Programs and majors
22:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 27

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Health Professions 7
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Engineering Technologies 4
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Construction Trades 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Precision Production 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
55%
Student-to-faculty ratio
22:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
258
Certificates under 1 year
393
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
195

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,962
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,962
Full-time, fall 2024
23%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,698
Full-time, 2024-25
20%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
61%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
19%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
27%
Students taking some online courses
31%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Virginia Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
President
Shannon Kennedy
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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