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Raritan Valley Community College

Branchburg, New Jersey Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Raritan Valley Community College is a public two-year institution in Branchburg, New Jersey. Its campus is in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 6,762 students.

Raritan Valley Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 70 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business/Commerce, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. It awarded 1,114 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 68% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
6,762
Students enrolled
68%
First-year retention
1,114
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
70
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 70

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 1
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Health Professions 14
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Visual and Performing Arts 8
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Computer and Information Sciences 8
Engineering 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Education 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Engineering Technologies 6
English Language and Literature 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Communications Technologies 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Construction Trades 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 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
68%
First-year retention, part-time students
58%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
1,035
Certificates under 1 year
10
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
69

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
6,762
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,762
Full-time, fall 2024
40%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
9,966
Full-time, 2024-25
30%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

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

Women
51%
Men
49%
White
39%
Hispanic or Latino
27%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
13%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
24%
Students taking some online courses
36%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Michael McDonough
Services and opportunities
ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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