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College Factual ranked NH Community Technical College - Claremont as #749 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when NH Community Technical College - Claremont held the #1,341 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
NH Community Technical College - Claremont is also ranked #5 out of 17 schools in New Hampshire.
Since River Valley Community College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio at NH Community Technical College - Claremont is an impressive 6 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 River Valley Community College is 28%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At River Valley Community College this rate is 50%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 694 undergraduates at NH Community Technical College - Claremont with 127 being full-time and 567 being part-time.
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 NH Community Technical College - Claremont, 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 NH Community Technical College - Claremont, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $4,941 a year. That adds up to $19,764 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at NH Community Technical College - Claremont is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for NH Community Technical College - Claremont are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 College Place, Claremont, NH 03743-9707 |
| Phone: | 603-542-7744 |
| Website: | https://www.rivervalley.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 40 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 37 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 16 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 15 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 15 | NA |
| Accounting | 14 | NA |
| Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 13 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 11 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 8 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 6 | 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, 453 students took at least one online class at River Valley Community College. This is a decrease from the 596 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 453 | 239 |
| 2021-2022 | 596 | 360 |
| 2020-2021 | 573 | 322 |
| 2018-2019 | 320 | 113 |
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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.
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