Riverland Community College offers 103 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 33 major programs - 23 Certificate and 10 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $6,249 for undergraduate programs. (Riverland Community College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.)

Total 657 students out of total 3,175 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 340 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Riverland Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameRiverland Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address1900 8th Ave NW, Austin, MN
Online Students657 Enrolled Online Exclusively
763 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$6,249
Riverland Community College is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students.
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Online Degree Programs
Total33 Programs
Certificate23 Programs
Associates10 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Riverland Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $6,249 for all students. Riverland Community College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $186 for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$5,732$5,826$6,060$6,249$6,249
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$170$172$180$186$186
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Riverland Community College offers 103 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 33 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 23 Certificates, 10 Associates.

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

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs2310NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs7132NOT 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.

What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design5 3 NOT OFFERED
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Automation Engineer Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Solar Energy Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Game and Interactive Media Design1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Reception/Receptionist1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical SecretaryNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - RadiographerONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business/Commerce6 18 NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision4 6 NOT OFFERED
Accounting1 9 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science2 1 NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Development6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Riverland Community College, there are 3,175 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,420 students were attending classes through distance learning (657 students are enrolled exclusively and 763 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,175
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses657
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses763
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,755

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 657 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 625 Minnesota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 32 students living in the U.S. States other than Minnesota, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses657
Minnesota Resident625
Other State In U.S.32
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses657
Degree/Certificate Seeking442
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking215

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