Raritan Valley Community College

Branchburg, New Jersey

  • Two-year college
  • Public
  • Rural
  • 5,416 students

What you can study

Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Child care and early education

  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 36 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190

Computers and IT

  • Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
  • Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
  • Data ProcessingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,489
  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,671

Cosmetology and barbering

  • Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574

Culinary arts

  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674

Dental assisting and hygiene

  • Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
  • Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,279

Electrician

  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
  • Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,210
  • Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
  • Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,261
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,755

Graphic and applied design

  • Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
  • Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233

Medical billing and office

  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452

Paralegal

  • Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
  • Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 37 finishedGraduates here earned $42,499 a year after finishingNationally: $40,997

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 57 finishedGraduates here earned $80,281 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Other programs (34)
  • BiotechnologyAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $44,861
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 20 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 157 finishedNationally: $40,381
  • Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $33,346
  • DanceAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $22,117
  • Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $45,889
  • Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $55,703
  • Engineering ScienceAssociate degree · 21 finishedNationally: $50,259
  • English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $27,003
  • Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $29,024
  • Finance and Financial Management ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $51,339
  • Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 34 finishedNationally: $24,176
  • Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $27,878
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 43 finishedNationally: $38,650
  • Homeland SecurityAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $45,677
  • Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $41,933
  • Human Computer InteractionAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $33,750
  • Human Services, GeneralAssociate degree · 14 finishedNationally: $32,008
  • International BusinessCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $59,091
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $35,042
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 219 finishedGraduates here earned $27,855 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • Management Information Systems and ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $44,556
  • MarketingAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $38,094
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $41,294
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 134 finishedNationally: $45,150
  • MusicAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $26,345
  • Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $35,580
  • Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $44,660
  • Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $28,590
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $37,810
  • Second Language LearningCertificate · 1 finished
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $28,258
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 26 finishedNationally: $32,424
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$3,257$30–48k$3,201$48–75k$4,289$75–110k$7,060Over $110k$11,630Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$4,662per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$12,210sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$5,955Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
4%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
34%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$45,0226 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$54,44410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$10,600federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
34%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
26%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard

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Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Raritan Valley Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.

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