Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate nonprofit

Riverside College of Health Careers

Newport News, Virginia·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·riversideonline.com/careers/college-of-health-careers
6-yr Graduation
100%
Total enrollment
350
peer median 315
Avg net price
$25,596
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
62
62 candidates competed
Admitted
8
12.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
8
100.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
100%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
100%
Non-Pell
100%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

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

Of 8 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
8
Passing
3
37.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

8programs
  • Passing3 · 37.5%
  • No Data5 · 62.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
5

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.

3
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+41.0%
$50,710 vs $35,969
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+74.3%
$62,709 vs $35,969
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+146.3%
$88,588 vs $35,969

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
37%
$18,500 debt · $50,710 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$13,500 debt · $62,709 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$16,750 debt · $88,588 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$9,500 debt · $52,842 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Accredited since 2011Next review Feb 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 9

Action history · 9

  1. Oct 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  2. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  3. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. May 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Apr 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant

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$25,596
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$25,596
vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $25,596
Federal loans
73.5%
In-state tuition
$14,875
Out-of-state
$14,875

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 190 students received $833K in Pell grants, alongside $1.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
190
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$833K
$833,095 total
Direct Loans
$1.4M
387 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$555K
184 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$756K
198 loan awards
Parent PLUS$56K
5 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 131 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (2.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.2%
-0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
131
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.6%
2017
1.6%
2018
9.8%
2019
2.2%
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 RCHC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs7
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

131 total completions
01Health Professions
131100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
350
12-mo unduplicated
467
Undergraduate
467
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
9%43
Women
91%424

Race / ethnicity composition

White
56.3%
Black
25.9%
Two or more
7.7%
Hispanic
5.9%
Asian
3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
Unknown
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
11.83
4 offenses · 338 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago11.83Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
3
Murder
1

By location

4total
  • Public property4

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons40
Drugs20
Liquor50

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
8.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
37

RCHC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions RCHC 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
SubjectRiverside College of Health Careers
100%350$25,596Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Southside College of Health Sciences
0.0%151Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Remington College-Nashville Campus
61.7%280$27,789Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
SABER College
80.4%560$10,311Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Huntington Junior College
182$10,729Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations
558$29,971Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Peer group median100%61.7%315$25,596

Frequently asked questions about Riverside College of Health Careers

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about RCHC.

What is the graduation rate at Riverside College of Health Careers?

Riverside College of Health Careers reports a 6-year graduation rate of 100% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Riverside College of Health Careers?

Riverside College of Health Careers reports a total enrollment of 350 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Riverside College of Health Careers?

The average net price at Riverside College of Health Careers is $25,596 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Riverside College of Health Careers?

Riverside College of Health Careers's yield rate is 100.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Riverside College of Health Careers located?

Riverside College of Health Careers is located in Newport News, Virginia 23601.

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