by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on River Valley Community College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
River Valley Community College was awarded 4 badges in the 2026 rankings.
NH Community Technical College - Claremont; NH Technical College - Claremont is ranked #2,365 out of 3,449 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual’s 2026 Best Colleges list.
Within the state, NH Community Technical College - Claremont; NH Technical College - Claremont holds the #20 spot on the Best Colleges in New Hampshire ranking.
The student to faculty ratio at NH Community Technical College - Claremont; NH 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.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at River Valley Community College is 27%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at River Valley Community College is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor’s degree within four years. At NH Community Technical College - Claremont; NH Technical College - Claremont this rate is 31%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at River Valley Community College.
During the most recent academic year, there were 610 undergraduates at NH Community Technical College - Claremont; NH Technical College - Claremont.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at River Valley Community College.
The typical net cost at NH Community Technical College - Claremont; NH Technical College - Claremont is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. 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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of NH Community Technical College - Claremont; NH 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; NH Technical College - Claremont, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $7,097 a year. That adds up to $28,388 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 9.0%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you’ll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans. Get more details about paying for River Valley Community College.
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor’s degree recipients from River Valley Community College make around $44,700 per year during the early years of their employment. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.
See which majors at River Valley Community College make the most money.
River Valley Community College is an public institution found in Claremont, New Hampshire. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting. Get more details about the location of River Valley Community College.
Contact information for River Valley Community College are listed below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 College Place, Claremont, NH 03743-9707 |
| Phone: | 6035427744 |
| Website: | www.rivervalley.edu |
In the most recent reporting year, students from 8 majors graduated from River Valley Community College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 207 | NA |
| Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 57 | NA |
| Nursing | 53 | $62,055 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 24 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 14 | $52,159 |
| Accounting | 9 | NA |
| Allied Health Services | 9 | $43,948 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 9 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 9 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 6 | $31,244 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
433 students took at least one online class at River Valley Community College.
Learn more about online learning at River Valley Community 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.
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