Richmond Community College offers 47 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 11 major programs - 5 Certificate and 6 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $2,552 for North Carolina residents and $8,696 for out-of-state students.

Total 705 students out of total 2,290 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 127 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Richmond Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameRichmond Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address1042 W Hamlet Ave, Hamlet, NC
Online Students705 Enrolled Online Exclusively
522 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$2,552
Out-of-State$8,696
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Online Degree Programs
Total11 Programs
Certificate5 Programs
Associates6 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Richmond Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $2,552 and $8,696 for non-North Carolina residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $76 for North Carolina residents and $268 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$2,516$2,536$2,536$2,536$2,552
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$8,660$8,680$8,680$8,680$8,696
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$76$76$76$76$76
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$268$268$268$268$268

Online Programs By Area of Study

Richmond Community College offers 47 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 11 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 5 Certificates, 6 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs56NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs3017NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Child Development12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies18 11 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Management/Administration10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Office Management and Supervision4 1 NOT OFFERED
Accounting and FinanceONLY IN CLASSROOM 7 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Richmond Community College, there are 2,290 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,227 students were attending classes through distance learning (705 students are enrolled exclusively and 522 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,290
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses705
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses522
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,063

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 705 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 695 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 10 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses705
North Carolina Resident695
Other State In U.S.10
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses705
Degree/Certificate Seeking617
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking88

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