Rivier College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Rivier College, also known as RIV, is a Catholic, liberal arts college located in Nashua, New Hampshire, United States. It was established in 1933 by the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary in Hudson, New Hampshire. The college was named in honor of the blessed Anne Marie Rivier, founder of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary. RIV College moved to its current location in Nashua in 1941. The college offers an array of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.

RIV’s boasts of an active student life. The campus is home to a wide variety of clubs and organizations such as the History Club, a Social and Behavioral Sciences Club, and a Fine Arts Society.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine and education and teaching.
• High female/male ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,199 in 2009-2010 (1,734 full-time equivalent).

About 22% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 78% of the class.

Undergrads are 63% of enrolled students and graduate students are 37%.

Students under 25 years old represent 50% of the student body. About 19% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Rivier College provides on-campus housing for 421 of its 1,734 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Rivier College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (9 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (115 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (15 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (152 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (20 awarded)

• Human Development and Family Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (27 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• English Composition
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (13 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (213 awarded)

• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

SCIENCE (5 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (16 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (32 awarded)

• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Psychology
• School Psychology