Rockford Career College

Location and Contact Information

1130 South Alpine Road
Rockford, IL 61108
USA
Main Tel: (815) 965-8616
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

The Rockford Career College (formerly Rockford Business College), located in Rockford, Illinois, was established in 1862. It is a private institution offering job oriented degree programs leading to associate’s degrees in areas like accounting, business administration, information technology, legal studies and health occupations.

RCC has a dedicated career services department, which provides students career counseling and job placement assistance. The college offers financial aid to its deserving students in the form of institutional scholarship programs.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

Many students concentrating in law and therapy and counseling.
High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

The school is private, for-profit.
Academic calender: Quarter.
Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

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

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 8,120
Books and supplies	$ 960

Financial Aid

Rockford Career College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 83% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants	% of Students	Average Amount
Any Grant	72%	$4,378
Institutional Grant
Federal Grant	72%	$4,342
Pell Grant	72%	$4,148
Other Federal Grant	69%	$203
State or Local Grant	3%	$923

Loans	% of Students	Average Amount
Student Loan	83%	$10,434
Federal Loan	83%	$10,434
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 Rockford Career College:

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	School	Location	Enrollment
1	Mildred Elley School	Albany, NY	533
2	Stautzenberger College	Maumee, OH	867
3	MTI College	Sacramento, CA	636
4	Consolidated School of Business	Lancaster, PA	137
5	Humphreys College-Stockton and Modesto Campuses	Stockton, CA	714
6	ETI Technical College	Niles, OH	186
7	Santa Barbara Business College	Ventura, CA	373
8	Cambria Rowe Business College	Johnstown, PA	193
9	Marian Court College	Swampscott, MA	203
10	Manor College	Jenkintown, PA	958

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Associate	132	10
< 1 year certificate	38	1
1-2 year certificate	20	7

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
Without tenure; tenure not available		13

Students

Student enrollment was 603 in 2009-2010 (532 full-time equivalent).

Students under 25 years old represent 35% of the student body. About 13% 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 (16 awarded)

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

Computer Software and Media Applications
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
System Administration/Administrator
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

LAW (19 awarded)

Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
Legal Assistant/Paralegal

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (6 awarded)

Medical Office Assistant/Specialist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (80 awarded)

Medical/Clinical Assistant
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (38 awarded)

Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (25 awarded)

Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage