Richland Community College

Location and Contact Information

One College Pk
Decatur, IL 62521-8512
USA
Main Tel: (217) 875-7200
Web Site

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Richland Community College, also referred to as RCC, is located in Decatur, Illinois, United States. It was established in the year 1971. RCC's campus spreads across an area of more than 115 acres. The college offers students several degrees and certificate programs in the fields of liberal arts, nursing, business, physical sciences, and human environment, among others. The college also has provisions for online courses.

The students of Richland Community College have access to a number of on-campus clubs and organizations. These include the societies of Student Senate, Drama Club, Black Students Association, Forensics Club, and Student Activities Board. Students also publish a monthly newspaper called "The Communicatur," which serves as the ideal medium for expressing their views.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in family and social work, landscaping and horticulture, office and administration, construction trades, cooking and culinary arts, and science.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Large number of students.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 12,856
Books and supplies$ 1,200

Financial Aid

Richland Community College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 70% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant50%$2,768
Institutional Grant22%$1,319
Federal Grant28%$3,122
Pell Grant28%$3,042
Other Federal Grant8%$281
State or Local Grant22%$986

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan12%$2,159
Federal Loan12%$2,159
Other Loan  

(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 Community College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC2,628
2Southern Nazarene UniversityBethany, OK2,069
3Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY6,292
4University of Illinois at SpringfieldSpringfield, IL4,711
5Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, PA3,936
6Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, IA5,278
7Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady, NY4,847
8Widener University-Main CampusChester, PA4,861
9College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, NC2,641
10Cochise CollegeDouglas, AZ4,345

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate29023
< 1 year certificate25927
1-2 year certificate21821

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  52
Without tenure; working toward tenure  21

Students

Student enrollment was 3,284 in 2009-2010 (2,500 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 54% of the student body. About 15% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

International Study

About 0% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

  • Agricultural Business and Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (43 awarded)

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce
  • Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (15 awarded)

  • Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (54 awarded)

  • Construction Trades
  • Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer
  • Electrician
  • Lineworker

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (33 awarded)

  • Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (29 awarded)

  • Manufacturing Technology/Technician
  • Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (127 awarded)

  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Family Systems
  • Housing and Human Environments

HOSPITALITY (8 awarded)

  • Hospitality Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (34 awarded)

  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
  • Greenhouse Operations and Management
  • Turf and Turfgrass Management

LAW (1 awarded)

  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (106 awarded)

  • General Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (15 awarded)

  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
  • Heating/AC/Ventilation/Refrig Maint Technology/Technician
  • Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician
  • Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (21 awarded)

  • Medical Office Assistant/Specialist
  • Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (28 awarded)

  • Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
  • Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
  • Surgical Technology/Technologist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (56 awarded)

  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (97 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
  • Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

SCIENCE (69 awarded)

  • Biological and Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (29 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • Fire Services Administration