Richland Community College
Decatur, Illinois
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- City
- 1,346 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.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
- Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $37,113
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 61 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
Computers and IT
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,643
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 19 finishedGraduates here earned $67,075 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
- Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,712
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 76 finishedGraduates here earned $57,460 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $58,618
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 43 finishedGraduates here earned $79,167 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Truck and bus driving
- Ground TransportationCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,738
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (18)
- American Sign LanguageCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $38,250
- American Sign LanguageAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $32,528
- Biological and Physical SciencesCertificate
- Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 39 finishedGraduates here earned $40,604 a year afterNationally: $33,713
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degreeNationally: $41,208
- Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 10 finishedNationally: $54,610
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $40,381
- Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $45,889
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Family and Consumer Economics and Related StudiesCertificate · 0 finished
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $24,176
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $41,933
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $37,255
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 107 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 119 finishedGraduates here earned $34,653 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- MarketingCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $43,966
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $2,690per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $11,144sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $4,770Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 6%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 54%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $39,0016 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $42,56310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $8,205federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 44%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 19%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 Richland 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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