Riverland Community College
Riverland Community College at a Glance
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About Riverland Community College
According to Wikipedia, Riverland Community College is a public community college with three campuses in southeastern Minnesota: Albert Lea, Austin, and Owatonna. Founded in 1940, Riverland offers educational programs and courses to over 4,900 students annually through traditional, hybrid, and online delivery systems.
Riverland Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 75% | 53% |
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 Riverland Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $6,576 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $12,178 |
| 30K - 48K | $12,106 |
| 48K - 75K | $13,339 |
| 75K - 110K | $18,525 |
| 110K+ | $21,117 |
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 Riverland Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Riverland Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $48,355 a year, and 91% 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.
Riverland Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 4,775 | 4,775 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Riverland Community College?
Riverland Community College is located at 1900 8th Ave NW, Austin, MN 55912-1473.
How Safe is Riverland Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Riverland 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, Riverland Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.05%. Austin has a violent crime rate of 0.19% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.62%. 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 Riverland Community College Known For?
Riverland Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Riverland Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Riverland 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
Riverland Community College ranks #1313 in the U.S. and #3336 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesRiverland Community College ranks #1685 in the U.S. and #6548 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesRiverland Community College ranks #1950 in the U.S. and #7624 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesRiverland Community College ranks #2198 in the U.S. and #7654 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesRiverland Community College ranks #2579 in the U.S. and #10155 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesRiverland Community College ranks #2703 in the U.S. and #9642 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesRiverland Community College ranks #2864 in the U.S. and #6006 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesRiverland Community College ranks #2997 in the U.S. and #10777 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine Degrees