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Renton Technical College Data & Information Overview

209 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
10% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Renton Technical College Ranked?

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Highest Ranked Major
#206 Best for the Money in Nation
Value Badge

2024 Rankings

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Renton Technical College was awarded 209 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.

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Overall Quality

Renton Technical College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Renton Technical College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

If you are worried about getting into Renton Technical College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.

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Renton Technical College Faculty

10 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Renton Technical College it is much better at 10 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Renton Technical College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Renton Technical College

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Renton Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,069 Full-Time Undergraduates
58.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
47.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,214 undergraduates at Renton Technical College with 1,069 being full-time and 2,145 being part-time.

How Much Does Renton Technical College Cost?

$6,862 Net Price
The overall average net price of Renton Technical College is $6,862. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Renton Technical College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$5,962 $4,762 $9,874 $12,684 $14,098

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Renton Technical College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

The student loan default rate at Renton Technical College is 10.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do Renton Technical College Graduates Make?

$45,041 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Renton Technical College with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $45,041 in their early years. This is good news for future Renton Technical College graduates since it is 6% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Renton Technical College

Washington State
1,069 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Located in Renton, Washington, Renton Technical College is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for Renton Technical College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3000 Ne Fourth St, Renton, WA 98056-4123
Phone: 425-235-2352
Website: www.rtc.edu/

Renton Technical College Majors

33 Majors With Completions
310 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Computer Information Systems 17 NA
Allied Health Professions 17 NA
Information Technology 14 NA
Accounting 0 NA
General Business/Commerce 0 NA
Construction Management 0 NA
Computer Programming 0 NA
Computer Science 0 NA
Computer Systems Networking 0 NA
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 NA

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Online Learning at Renton Technical College

49% Take At Least One Class Online
27% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 1,526 students took at least one online class at Renton Technical College. This is a decrease from the 1,571 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,526 828
2019-2020 1,571 1,194
2018-2019 807 322
2017-2018 702 348
2016-2017 620 336

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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