River Valley Community College Overview

River Valley Community College is a public institution situated in Claremont, New Hampshire. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

What Is River Valley Community College Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at NH Community Technical College - Claremont since the student to facuty ratio is 4 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at NH Community Technical College - Claremont.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 18% of the faculty were full-time.

River Valley Community College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at NH Community Technical College - Claremont.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#19	Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#65	Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#91	Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#132	Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards NH Community Technical College - Claremont has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#8	Highest Paid Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Graduates	College Factual
#64	Highest Paid General Studies Graduates	College Factual
#83	Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#112	Highest Paid Liberal Arts Graduates	College Factual
#142	Highest Paid Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduates	College Factual
#142	Highest Paid Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates	College Factual

Where Is River Valley Community College?

Contact details for NH Community Technical College - Claremont are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 College Place, Claremont, NH 03743-9707
Phone:	603-542-7744

How Do I Get Into NH Community Technical College - Claremont?

You can apply to NH Community Technical College - Claremont online at: https://www.rivervalley.edu/admissions/welcome

River Valley Community College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford River Valley Community College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At NH Community Technical College - Claremont, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $5,952 a year. That adds up to $23,808 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NH Community Technical College - Claremont is 11.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

River Valley Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 694 undergraduate students at NH Community Technical College - Claremont, with 127 being full-time and 567 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 127 full-time undergraduates at NH Community Technical College - Claremont, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of River Valley Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	95
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Online Learning at River Valley Community College

In 2019-2020, 573 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NH Community Technical College - Claremont has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of NH Community Technical College - Claremont

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at River Valley Community College was 54.2%. This is the #632 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NH Community Technical College - Claremont regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

River Valley Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Nursing	0	40	0	40
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	18	9	27
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	0	0	18	18
Teacher Education Grade Specific	12	5	0	17
Allied Health Professions	0	17	0	17
Business Administration & Management	2	12	0	14
Health & Medical Administrative Services	10	3	0	13
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	5	7	0	12
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	12	0	12
Mental & Social Health Services	3	3	0	6
Accounting	2	3	0	5
Computer Systems Networking	1	4	0	5
Computer Information Systems	0	3	0	3
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	3	0	3
Information Technology	0	1	0	1
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Precision Metal Working	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	35	131	27	193

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.