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Rio Hondo College

Rio Hondo College Overview

Rio Hondo College is a public institution located in Whittier, California. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of RHCCD.

What Is Rio Hondo College Known For?

3,603 Undergraduate Awards
  • The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at RHCCD.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 37% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, RHCCD bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $44,950 a year. That's about 10% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Rio Hondo College?

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Contact details for RHCCD are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3600 Workman Mill Rd, Whittier, CA 90601-1616
Phone: 562-692-0921
Website: www.riohondo.edu

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How Do I Get Into RHCCD?

You can apply to RHCCD online at: www.riohondo.edu/get-started/

Rio Hondo College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

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Rio Hondo College Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,427 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 15,692 undergraduate students at RHCCD, with 4,427 being full-time and 11,265 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 4,427 full-time undergraduates at RHCCD, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rio Hondo College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 225
Black or African American 43
Hispanic or Latino 3,891
White 159
International Students 38
Other Races/Ethnicities 71

Over 23 countries are represented at RHCCD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and Thailand.

Rio Hondo College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 594 769 0 1,363
Criminal Justice & Corrections 135 156 72 0 363
Business Administration & Management 9 273 0 0 282
Fire Protection 177 89 2 0 268
Human Development & Family Studies 92 101 0 0 193
General Psychology 0 117 0 0 117
Biological & Physical Science 0 111 0 0 111
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 68 18 2 12 100
Sociology 0 62 0 0 62
Design & Applied Arts 35 19 0 0 54
Nursing 0 46 0 0 46
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 33 8 2 0 43
Fine & Studio Arts 0 42 0 0 42
Health & Physical Education 16 21 0 0 37
Information Technology 19 11 0 0 30
Mathematics 0 26 0 0 26
Communication & Media Studies 0 23 1 0 24
General Social Sciences 0 22 0 0 22
Accounting 7 7 7 0 21
Political Science & Government 0 21 0 0 21
Human Services 1 19 0 0 20
Graphic Communications 0 17 0 0 17
History 0 17 0 0 17
Geography & Cartography 15 2 0 0 17
General English Literature 0 16 0 0 16
General Biology 0 15 0 0 15
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 10 5 0 15
Physics 0 15 0 0 15
Computer Information Systems 5 8 1 0 14
General Engineering 0 14 0 0 14
Security Science and Technology 14 0 0 0 14
Entrepreneurial Studies 7 6 0 0 13
Journalism 0 13 0 0 13
Other Education 13 0 0 0 13
Mental & Social Health Services 0 7 6 0 13
Special Education 11 0 0 0 11
Environmental Control Technology 5 6 0 0 11
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 9 0 0 9
Computer Science 0 9 0 0 9
American Sign Language 7 2 0 0 9
Economics 0 9 0 0 9
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 9 0 0 9
Audiovisual Communications 3 5 0 0 8
Drama & Theater Arts 0 8 0 0 8
Computer Systems Networking 3 4 0 0 7
General Sales & Marketing 1 5 0 0 6
Ethnic Studies 0 6 0 0 6
Health Sciences & Services 6 0 0 0 6
Philosophy 0 6 0 0 6
Chemistry 0 6 0 0 6
Romance Languages 2 3 0 0 5
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 5 0 0 0 5
Music 0 4 0 0 4
Hospitality Management 0 2 0 0 2
International Business 1 1 0 0 2
Computer Systems Analysis 2 0 0 0 2
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 0 2 0 0 2
Other Public Administration 1 1 0 0 2
Dance 1 1 0 0 2
Finance & Financial Management 1 0 0 0 1
Energy Systems Technologies 0 1 0 0 1
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 1 0 0 1
Precision Metal Working 1 0 0 0 1
Anthropology 0 1 0 0 1
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 1 0 0 1
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 0 0 0 0
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0 0
Public Health 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 696 2,028 867 12 3,603

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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