Riverside City College

About

Type: Public, 2-year
Location: Riverside, California
Website: www.rcc.edu
Undergraduates: 21,730
Student-faculty ratio: 26 : 1

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting: Large city
Nearest major city: In Riverside
Nearest international airport: San Bernardino International Airport (SBD), about 10 mi

Riverside, California

Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: Not applicable
President: Dr. Eric Bishop (Interim President)
Phone: 95122280008979
City: Riverside, California
Address: 4800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92506

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Associate3,34029 international (0.9%)

Top 10 Associate majors by graduates

Humanities/Humanistic Studies

599

Biological and Physical Sciences

520

Business Administration and Management, General

314

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

247

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

188

Psychology, General

187

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

101

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General

83

Sociology, General

71

Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs

57

U.S. studentsInternational

All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard

*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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Liberal arts has 846 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.	$32,147
Humanities/Humanistic Studies.	$32,147

Multi/inerdisciplinary studies has 520 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Biological and Physical Sciences.	$30,630

Businesshas 380 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Business/Commerce, General.	-
Business Administration and Management, General.	$38,905
Office Management and Supervision.	$38,905
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.	-
Small Business Administration/Management.	-
Real Estate.	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General.	-

Health professionshas 255 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.	-
Athletic Training/Trainer.	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.	$100,365
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training.	-

Psychology has 187 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Psychology, General.	$25,105

Parks, recreation, leisure has 133 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General.	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management.	-
Exercise Science and Kinesiology.	-
Physical Fitness Technician.	-

Visual and Performing artshas 122 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Visual and Performing Arts, General.	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.	-
Art/Art Studies, General.	-
Music, General.	-

Social sciencehas 116 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Anthropology, General.	-
Economics, General.	-
Geography.	-
Political Science and Government, General.	-
Sociology, General.	$22,814

Computer and information sciencehas 102 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Computer Programming/Programmer, General.	-
Computer Science.	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance.	-

Homeland security has 101 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.	$37,693

Communication has 91 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric.	-
Journalism.	-
Radio and Television.	-

Educationhas 62 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Education, General.	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs.	-
Teacher Assistant/Aide.	-

Human science has 53 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General.	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant.	$25,899-$31,021

English has 45 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
English Language and Literature, General.	-

Mathmatics and statistics has 44 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Mathematics, General.	-

Communications technologies has 43 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician.	-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design.	-
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production.	-

Mechanic and repair has 38 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician.	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician.	-

History has 36 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
History, General.	-

Culinary has 35 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General.	$21,353
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General.	-

Physical scienceshas 29 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Chemistry, General.	-
Geology/Earth Science, General.	-
Physics, General.	-

Legal professionshas 28 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Legal Studies.	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal.	-

Biologyhas 24 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.	-

Engineering technologieshas 19 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician.	-

Foreign languages has 15 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Spanish Language and Literature.	-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation.	-

Cultural has 10 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
American/United States Studies/Civilization.	-
Women's Studies.	-

Precision production has 4 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Welding Technology/Welder.	-

Philosophy has 2 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Philosophy.	-

Students

21,730 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 41:59 · Freshman retention 70.3%

Continuing undergraduates 12,244
First-year undergraduates 2,204
Transfers and others 7,282

Undergraduate race and ethnicity (21,730)

Hispanic

14,840 · 68.3%

White

2,784 · 12.8%

Black

1,526 · 7.0%

Asian

1,332 · 6.1%

Two or more races

933 · 4.3%

International

110 · 0.5%

Unknown

107 · 0.5%

Age distribution

Bachelor's

Under 18

9.6%

18–19

32.7%

20–21

18.0%

22–24

13.3%

25 and over

26.3%

International Students

International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Undergraduates0.5%

110 in 2025 · 1.7% in 2016

2016Peer median 0.6%2025

Cost

2025 cost per year (out-of-state)

$39,238

Undergrad tuition (out-of-state): $12,498
Undergraduate tuition (in-state): $1,428
Room and board: $26,740

Out-of-state tuition and room and board over time

22.5K 2016

23.4K 2017

25.1K 2018

25.3K 2019

27.3K 2020

28.6K 2021

30.1K 2022

29.7K 2023

40.0K 2024

39.2K 2025

Peer median tuition + room and board $19,938 · all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Tuition rose 70% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 76%.

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$310M

Government grants and contracts

$263M84.7%

Tuition and fees

$10.5M3.4%

Investment return

$9.2M3.0%

Auxiliary enterprises

$1.7M0.6%

Gifts and private grants

$191K0.1%

Other

$26.0M8.4%

Expenses$298M

Instruction

$94.8M31.8%

Institutional support

$51.7M17.4%

Academic support

$44.2M14.9%

Scholarships

$38.4M12.9%

Student services

$33.0M11.1%

Public service

$5.1M1.7%

Auxiliary enterprises

$3.5M1.2%

Other

$27.2M9.1%

Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)

Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

All faculty

$134,194peers $68,588

Instructor

$134,194peers $61,593

Campus Life

Athletics and varsity athletes Other

2025
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Track and Field (Outdoor)	86	35
Football	107	-
Cross Country	35	12
Swimming and Diving (combined)	23	23
Baseball	41	-
Water Polo	15	23
Basketball	15	10
Tennis	9	13
Volleyball	-	20
Softball	-	18
Beach Volleyball	-	10
Golf	9	-

2024
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Track and Field (Outdoor)	76	31
Football	104	-
Baseball	45	-
Water Polo	22	20
Cross Country	22	18
Swimming	16	16
Basketball	15	13
Tennis	10	13
Volleyball	-	18
Softball	-	17
Beach Volleyball	-	15
Golf	8	-

2023
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Track and Field (Outdoor)	72	26
Football	94	-
Baseball	40	-
Water Polo	19	19
Cross Country	23	13
Basketball	15	13
Swimming	23	-
Tennis	12	9
Volleyball	-	16
Softball	-	15
Swimming and Diving (combined)	-	15
Beach Volleyball	-	12
Golf	9	-

Nearby & Safety

Ranked colleges nearby

Campus safety · incidents per 1,000 students

2.1 2016

1.6 2017

2.7 2018

2.3 2019

3.2 2020

1.6 2021

0.9 2022

2.4 2023

2.3 2024

1.3 2025

Peer median 0.4 · all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Incidents, 2023–2025

Drug arrests

62

Burglary

17

Motor vehicle theft

17

Weapons arrests

12

Liquor arrests

4

Robbery

3

From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.

Notable Alumni

Notable alumni of Riverside City College include Noureddine Morceli (Algerian runner, 1996 Olympic 1500 m champion), Chester Carlson (Inventor of xerography) and Bob Rule (Former NBA center for SuperSonics, 76ers and others).

Noureddine Morceli 1970–

Algerian runner, 1996 Olympic 1500 m champion
Chester Carlson 1906–1968

Inventor of xerography

Also attended: California Institute of Technology, New York Law School
Bob Rule 1944–2019

Former NBA center for SuperSonics, 76ers and others

Also attended: Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Tommy Hanson 1986–2015

American Major League Baseball pitcher
Richard S. Prather 1921–2007

Mystery novelist, creator of the Shell Scott series
Miné Okubo 1912–2001

Artist and writer, author of Citizen 13660

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley
Raimonds Miglinieks 1970–

Latvian former basketball player and coach

Also attended: University of California-Irvine
Chris Benard 1990–

American triple jumper

Also attended: Arizona State University-Tempe
Chris Stewart 1982–

Former MLB catcher

More alumni (12, by field)

Politics and law

Kevin Jeffries 1964–

Riverside County Supervisor, former California assemblyman

Arts and media

Sharon Jordan 1960–

Actress in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

Also attended: Cabrillo College
Susan Straight 1960–

Novelist, National Book Award finalist

Also attended: University of Southern California, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
AJ Rafael 1989–

Singer-songwriter and YouTuber
Rex Brandt 1914–2000

Artist and educator painting the West Coast

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, Stanford University
Domaine Javier

Filipino-American actress and advanced practice nurse

Also attended: California Baptist University

Sports

Jesse Chavez 1983–

Former MLB pitcher, Giants bullpen coach
J. C. Jackson 1995–

NFL cornerback, signed by New England Patriots
Jess Hill 1907–1993

USC coach and athletic director

Also attended: University of Southern California
Bobby Kielty 1976–

Former MLB outfielder

Also attended: University of Southern California, University of Mississippi
Brian Stokes 1979–

Former MLB pitcher
Mike Garcia 1968–

Former MLB pitcher and Mexican League pitching coach

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Recent News at Riverside City College

Summarized daily from the school's official news. Click "Source" for the original story.

1Updates in the past 12 months

Aug 20Latest update

CampusMost common topic

Aug 20 Campus Life

Riverside City College hosted a July Promise Program Summer Experience for 1,600 incoming students, covering educational planning, career exploration, transfer readiness and a parent orientation.
Source: rcc.edu

References and Data Sources

Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.