Riverside City College
Riverside City College at a Glance
Reviewed by James A. Barham, PhD, Vice President and Academic Editor. Influence ranks come from our InfluenceRanking™ methodology; other figures come from federal data, with the year shown under each section. Report an error
About Riverside City College
According to Wikipedia, Riverside City College is a public community college in Riverside, California. The college is part of the Riverside Community College District, as well as the larger California Community Colleges System.
Riverside City College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 70% | 41% |
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 Riverside City College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $1,428 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $23,633 |
| 30K - 48K | $23,667 |
| 48K - 75K | $25,142 |
| 75K - 110K | $29,679 |
| 110K+ | $27,745 |
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 Riverside City College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Riverside City College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $44,956 a year, and 85% 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.
Riverside City College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 29,605 | 29,605 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Riverside City College?
Riverside City College is located at 4800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92506.
How Safe is Riverside City College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Riverside City 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, Riverside City College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.03%. Riverside has a violent crime rate of 0.59% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.89%. 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 Riverside City College Known For?
Riverside City College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Criminal Justice
- Nursing
- Communications
- Literature
- Mathematics
- History
- Anthropology
- Law
- Medical
- Education
- Physics
- Computer Science
- Political Science
- Earth Sciences
- Business
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Philosophy
- Economics
- Engineering
- Psychology
Riverside City College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Riverside City 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
Riverside City College ranks #455 in the U.S. and #851 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesRiverside City College ranks #693 in the U.S. and #1809 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesRiverside City College ranks #898 in the U.S. and #3372 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesRiverside City College ranks #916 in the U.S. and #2742 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesRiverside City College ranks #966 in the U.S. and #3802 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesRiverside City College ranks #1182 in the U.S. and #3793 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesRiverside City College ranks #1208 in the U.S. and #3649 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
anthropology DegreesRiverside City College ranks #1220 in the U.S. and #4216 worldwide for influence in Law.
Riverside City College ranks #1405 in the U.S. and #4785 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesRiverside City College ranks #1470 in the U.S. and #5866 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesRiverside City College ranks #1712 in the U.S. and #6214 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesRiverside City College ranks #1783 in the U.S. and #7088 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesRiverside City College ranks #1810 in the U.S. and #7631 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesRiverside City College ranks #1856 in the U.S. and #6512 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesRiverside City College ranks #1982 in the U.S. and #7161 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesRiverside City College ranks #2343 in the U.S. and #7954 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesRiverside City College ranks #2438 in the U.S. and #9688 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesRiverside City College ranks #2691 in the U.S. and #8814 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
philosophy DegreesRiverside City College ranks #2709 in the U.S. and #10356 worldwide for influence in Economics.
economics DegreesRiverside City College ranks #2712 in the U.S. and #11690 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesRiverside City College ranks #2755 in the U.S. and #7336 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesWho Are Riverside City College's Most Influential Alumni?
Riverside City College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Criminal Justice, Nursing, and Literature. Here are some of Riverside City College's most famous alumni:
- Susan Straight
- An American writer.
- Bob Rule
- An American basketball player.
- Bobby Kielty
- An American baseball player.
- Jesse Chavez
- An American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball..
- Tommy Hanson
- An American baseball player.
- Janine Joseph
- A Filipino-American poet.
- Will Smith
- An American football player.
