River Parishes Community College is a public community college located in Gonzales, LA. It offers 31 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 4 programs).
It is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.
The 2024 tuition & fees of River Parishes Community College is $4,079 for Louisiana residents and $4,079 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Louisiana public community colleges' average ($4,874).
The school has 2,339 students, which is higher than Louisiana community collleges' average (1,786). In addition, 400 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (19 to 1) of Louisiana community colleges.
2024 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at River Parishes Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Louisiana community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.
In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
River Parishes Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | 2 | 2 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 21 | 10 | NOT OFFERED |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Cloud Computing | NOT OFFERED |
3 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Education | NOT OFFERED |
8 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 2,339 students at River Parishes Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,212 male students and 1,189 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 2,401 | 1,102 | 1,299 |
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| Male Students | 1,212 | 620 | 592 |
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| Female Students | 1,189 | 482 | 707 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 2,339 total students, 1,076 students enrolled through distance learning (400 students enrolled exclusively and 676 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,339 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 400 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 676 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,263 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for River Parishes Community College.