by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Rock Valley College was awarded 22 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is airframe mechanics & aircraft maintenance technology/technician.
Explore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.
Rock Valley College landed the #1,290 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 85 colleges in Illinois, Rock Valley College is ranked at #58.
Rock Valley College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, Rock Valley College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Rock Valley College is 29%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Rock Valley College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,762 undergraduates at Rock Valley College with 2,507 being full-time and 3,255 being part-time.
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 Rock Valley College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Rock Valley College, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $4,170 a year. That adds up to $16,680 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Rock Valley College is 7.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
See which majors at Rock Valley College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Rock Valley College.
Contact details for Rock Valley College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3301 N Mulford Rd, Rockford, IL 61114-5699 |
| Phone: | 815-921-7821 |
| Website: | www.rockvalleycollege.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 3,539 students took at least one online class at Rock Valley College. This is a decrease from the 4,936 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,539 | 1,439 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,936 | 3,032 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,490 | 374 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,522 | 343 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,270 | 285 |
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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.