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Rowan College at Burlington County

Mount Laurel, New Jersey·Public, 2-year·Mid East·rcbc.edu
6-yr Graduation
36%
Total enrollment
6,620
peer median 6,426
Avg net price
$6,101
-$1.0k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
36%
Full-time retention
58%

Pell equity

30.0pp gap
Pell recipients
31%
Non-Pell
61%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 30.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 38 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 33 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
38
Passing
4
10.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
2.6% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.6%
+2.0pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

38programs
  • Passing4 · 10.5%
  • No Data33 · 86.8%
  • Failing1 · 2.6%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
33

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.

5
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-17.4%
$29,790 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+35.6%
$48,937 vs $36,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+51.8%
$54,770 vs $36,082
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+122.0%
$80,085 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+142.1%
$87,342 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
19%
$9,081 debt · $48,937 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$13,000 debt · $87,342 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
15%
$8,050 debt · $54,770 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1972Next review Jan 2036

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 14

  1. Nov 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  3. Apr 2023Removal of Show Cause Status
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Sep 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Aug 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

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$4,670
$30–48k$4,608
$48–75k$6,372
$75–110k$9,882
$110k+$11,331

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

Avg net price
$6,101
-$1,015vs Community College median $7,116
Federal loans
8.2%
In-state tuition
$4,968
Out-of-state
$6,936

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 3,143 students received $14.5M in Pell grants, alongside $3.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,143
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.5M
$14,478,434 total
Direct Loans
$3.3M
991 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.1M
404 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.1M
562 loan awards
Parent PLUS$162K
25 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 720 borrowers who entered repayment, 29 (4.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.0%
+1.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
720
Defaulted
29
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.3%
2017
11.3%
2018
8.3%
2019
4.0%
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 RCBC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs52
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,759 total completions
01Liberal Arts
1,24971.0%
02Health Professions
31117.7%
03Security/Protective
653.7%
04Business
412.3%
05Visual/Performing Arts
281.6%
06Engineering Tech
171.0%
07Comm. Technologies
150.9%
08Legal Professions
110.6%
09Personal/Culinary
110.6%
10Public Admin
110.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
6,620
12-mo unduplicated
11,735
Undergraduate
11,735
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
42%4,884
Women
58%6,851

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.3%
Black
19.2%
Hispanic
16.8%
Asian
5.1%
Two or more
4.3%
Unknown
2.2%
Non-resident
1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
114
55 M · 59 W
Women athletes
51.8%
Athletic aid
$451K
Total student aid
Budget
$906K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$192K
$259K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$11K
$11K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Soccer
18 M · 21 W
$241K
Baseball
26 M ·
$126K
Basketball
11 M · 14 W
$187K
Softball
· 24 W
$143K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.65
4 offenses · 6,180 students

3-year trend

0.142 yrs ago0.161 yr ago0.65Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
3
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

4total
  • Public property4

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs10
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
21.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
64

RCBC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions RCBC 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
SubjectRowan College at Burlington County
36%6,620$6,101Community College
County College of Morris
6,131$9,259Community College
Middlesex College
12,044$6,000Community College
Sussex County Community College
2,247$7,054Community College
Bucks County Community College
6,232$7,561Community College
Onondaga Community College
8,537$7,178Community College
Peer group median36%6,426$7,116

Frequently asked questions about Rowan College at Burlington County

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about RCBC.

What is the graduation rate at Rowan College at Burlington County?

Rowan College at Burlington County reports a 6-year graduation rate of 36% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Rowan College at Burlington County?

Rowan College at Burlington County reports a total enrollment of 6,620 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Rowan College at Burlington County?

The average net price at Rowan College at Burlington County is $6,101 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Rowan College at Burlington County located?

Rowan College at Burlington County is located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054-1599.

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