by our College Data Analytics Team
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Renton Technical College was awarded 6 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.
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College Factual ranked Renton Technical College as #1,094 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
If you are worried about getting into Renton Technical College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Renton Technical College is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Renton Technical College is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,214 undergraduates at Renton Technical College with 1,069 being full-time and 2,145 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,627 | $7,743 | $6,252 | $14,777 | $14,777 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Renton Technical College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Renton Technical College, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $5,524 a year. That adds up to $22,096 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Renton Technical College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3000 Ne Fourth St, Renton, WA 98056-4123 |
| Phone: | 425-235-2352 |
| Website: | www.rtc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 70 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 66 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 48 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 40 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 39 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 34 | NA |
| Accounting | 25 | NA |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 21 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 21 | NA |
| Computer Systems Networking | 20 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 1,247 students took at least one online class at Renton Technical College. This is a decrease from the 1,526 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,247 | 647 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,526 | 828 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,571 | 1,194 |
| 2018-2019 | 702 | 348 |
Learn more about online learning at Renton Technical College.
Footnotes
*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.
References
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