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J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia·Public, 2-year·Southeast·reynolds.edu
6-yr Graduation
32%
Total enrollment
8,681
peer median 3,850
Avg net price
$4,553
+$589 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
32%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
29%
Non-Pell
24%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 57 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
57
Passing
11
19.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

57programs
  • Passing11 · 19.3%
  • No Data46 · 80.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
3
Safe
7
No data
46

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

11
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+7.8%
$38,789 vs $35,969
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+11.5%
$40,107 vs $35,969
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+18.6%
$42,660 vs $35,969
Social Sciences General
Associate Degree · Social Sciences
+23.5%
$44,435 vs $35,969
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+37.8%
$49,555 vs $35,969
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+52.4%
$54,823 vs $35,969
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+55.6%
$55,960 vs $35,969
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+67.9%
$60,396 vs $35,969

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

10
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
79%
$31,556 debt · $40,107 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
51%
$25,000 debt · $48,984 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$17,952 debt · $63,136 earn
Social Sciences General
Associate Degree · Social Sciences
28%
$12,250 debt · $44,435 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Undergraduate Certificate · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
25%
$11,206 debt · $45,283 earn
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
22%
$11,000 debt · $49,555 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$15,077 debt · $76,949 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
19%
$10,749 debt · $55,960 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1974Next review Jun 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 21

  1. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Aug 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  5. Jul 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$3,773
$30–48k$4,023
$48–75k$5,199
$75–110k$7,731
$110k+$11,919

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$4,553
+$589vs Community College median $3,965
Federal loans
4.5%
In-state tuition
$5,136
Out-of-state
$11,139

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 3,651 students received $14.6M in Pell grants, alongside $2.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,651
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.6M
$14,637,031 total
Direct Loans
$2.6M
737 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
3k
21
3k
22
3k
23
4k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.1M
341 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
383 loan awards
Parent PLUS$88K
13 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,015 borrowers who entered repayment, 42 (4.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.1%
+1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,015
Defaulted
42
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.8%
2017
16.7%
2018
10.9%
2019
4.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Reynolds

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs48
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,030 total completions
01Social Sciences
29228.3%
02Health Professions
18017.5%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
16115.6%
04Business
16015.5%
05Liberal Arts
1019.8%
06Computer Sciences
383.7%
07Family/Consumer Sci
323.1%
08Legal Professions
242.3%
09Agriculture
222.1%
10Engineering
201.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
8,681
12-mo unduplicated
11,082
Undergraduate
11,082
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%4,529
Women
59%6,553

Race / ethnicity composition

White
41.0%
Black
31.0%
Hispanic
10.3%
Asian
6.6%
Two or more
4.8%
Non-resident
3.4%
Unknown
2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.53
4 offenses · 7,527 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.53Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
4

By location

4total
  • On campus2
  • Public property2

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
24.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
103

Reynolds vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Reynolds selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectJ Sargeant Reynolds Community College
32%8,681$4,553Community College
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
4,466$1,228Community College
Coastal Pines Technical College
4,130$124Community College
Madisonville Community College
3,569$5,782Community College
Arkansas State University-Newport
1,868$9,730Community College
Hazard Community and Technical College
3,134$3,376Community College
Peer group median32%3,850$3,965

Frequently asked questions about J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Reynolds.

What is the graduation rate at J Sargeant Reynolds Community College?

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 32% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend J Sargeant Reynolds Community College?

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College reports a total enrollment of 8,681 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at J Sargeant Reynolds Community College?

The average net price at J Sargeant Reynolds Community College is $4,553 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is J Sargeant Reynolds Community College located?

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College is located in Richmond, Virginia 23228-2327.

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