Richland College

Location and Contact Information

12800 Abrams Rd
Dallas, TX 75243-2199
USA
Main Tel: (972) 238-6106
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Richland College, also referred to as RC, is a public, coeducational, community college located in Lake Highlands, Dallas, Texas, United States. The College was founded in 1972 and is the largest school to date in the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD). RC's campus stretches over more than 150 acres of rural land.

Richland College is organized in the following departments:

  • Academic Enrichment Programs
  • Business and Information Technology
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Ethnic Studies, Social Science & Physical Education
  • Human and Academic Development
  • Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts
  • Mathematics, Science, and Health Professions
  • Teacher Preparation
  • World Languages, Cultures, and Communications

The sports teams of Richland College are called the Thunderducks, also referred to as T-ducks. The official mascot is the Thunderduck. The College sponsors baseball, basketball, soccer, and volleyball. Intramural sports such as flag football, basketball, golf, soccer, softball, and volleyball are also sponsored and supported.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in liberal arts, landscaping and horticulture, computer science and engineering, office and administration, and real estate and construction management.
  • Large number of students.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Weekend study is an option.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 2,280
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 3,630
Books and supplies$ 1,400

Financial Aid

Richland College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 38% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students
Average
Amount
Any Grant37%$3,950
Institutional Grant9%$1,327
Federal Grant28%$3,870
Pell Grant28%$3,666
Other Federal Grant9%$644
State or Local Grant17%$1,442

Loans% of
Students
Average
Amount
Student Loan4%$4,031
Federal Loan3%$4,480
Other Loan1%$740

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Richland College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Miami Dade CollegeMiami, FL57,222
2Wayne County Community College DistrictDetroit, MI21,540
3Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, CA10,083
4Mountain View CollegeDallas, TX7,126
5Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, FL33,448
6Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, CA19,672
7Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, CA22,434
8Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos Angeles, CA7,790
9North Lake CollegeIrving, TX10,174
10Tallahassee Community CollegeTallahassee, FL14,005

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Associate88327
1-2 year certificate23120

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  148

Students

Student enrollment was 15,917 in 2009-2010 (10,675 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (146 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce
  • E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (66 awarded)

  • Computer Programming/Programmer
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Computer and Information Systems Security
  • Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (7 awarded)

  • Education
  • Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (28 awarded)

  • Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician

HOSPITALITY (6 awarded)

  • Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (52 awarded)

  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
  • Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management
  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping
  • Ornamental Horticulture
  • Plant Nursery Operations and Management

LIBERAL ARTS (758 awarded)

  • General Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

MEDIA (4 awarded)

  • Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (2 awarded)

  • Music

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (29 awarded)

  • Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
  • Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
  • Receptionist

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (16 awarded)

  • Real Estate