Raritan Valley Community College

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#4853 / #1275
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#1320
Most Desirable School
Community college in Somerset County, New Jersey

Raritan Valley Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1275
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$5,955
Graduation rate
34%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
5,416

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About Raritan Valley Community College

According to Wikipedia, Raritan Valley Community College is a public community college in North Branch, New Jersey. RVCC offers Associate degree programs leading to an Associate of Arts , Associate of Science , Associate of Fine Art , or an Associate of Applied Science , as well as certificate programs and continuing education courses.

Raritan Valley Community College's Online Degrees

Undergraduate Certificate in Cpa Education
  • Required Credits: 50
  • Format: Fully online
AAS in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AAS in Accounting Information Systems
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
AS in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • General Business
  • International Business
  • Marketing
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
AS in Business Management
Degree Concentrations
  • Financial Services
  • General Business
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
AS in Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
AA in Communication Studies
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
AA in English
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
AA in Liberal Arts
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
AA in Social Science
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
Undergraduate Certificate in Health Information Technology-Medical Coding
  • Required Credits: 34
  • Format: Fully online
AAS in Health Information Technology
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
AA in Mathematics
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years

Raritan Valley Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
68%34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Raritan Valley Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$5,955
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$3,257
30K - 48K$3,201
48K - 75K$4,289
75K - 110K$7,060
110K+$11,630

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Raritan Valley Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Raritan Valley Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $54,444 a year, and 89% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Raritan Valley Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
9,7169,716

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Raritan Valley Community College?

Raritan Valley Community College is located at 118 Lamington Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876.

How Safe is Raritan Valley Community College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Raritan Valley Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Raritan Valley Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.01%. Branchburg has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.17%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Raritan Valley Community College Known For?

Raritan Valley Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Raritan Valley Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Raritan Valley Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Nursing
#812
World Rank
#812
Historical Rank
#301
USA Rank

Raritan Valley Community College ranks #301 in the U.S. and #812 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Medical
#3596
World Rank
#3598
Historical Rank
#1049
USA Rank

Raritan Valley Community College ranks #1049 in the U.S. and #3596 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Social Work
#2639
World Rank
#2639
Historical Rank
#1092
USA Rank

Raritan Valley Community College ranks #1092 in the U.S. and #2639 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees
Education
#5399
World Rank
#5403
Historical Rank
#1313
USA Rank

Raritan Valley Community College ranks #1313 in the U.S. and #5399 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Engineering
#6969
World Rank
#6975
Historical Rank
#1344
USA Rank

Raritan Valley Community College ranks #1344 in the U.S. and #6969 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Computer Science
#6382
World Rank
#6394
Historical Rank
#1553
USA Rank

Raritan Valley Community College ranks #1553 in the U.S. and #6382 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Literature
#5191
World Rank
#5223
Historical Rank
#1689
USA Rank

Raritan Valley Community College ranks #1689 in the U.S. and #5191 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Communications
#6586
World Rank
#6605
Historical Rank
#1761
USA Rank

Raritan Valley Community College ranks #1761 in the U.S. and #6586 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Criminal Justice
#3671
World Rank
#3674
Historical Rank
#1879
USA Rank

Raritan Valley Community College ranks #1879 in the U.S. and #3671 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Business
#8498
World Rank
#8499
Historical Rank
#2375
USA Rank

Raritan Valley Community College ranks #2375 in the U.S. and #8498 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees