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.
Three Rivers Community College was awarded 113 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts.
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Three Rivers Community College landed the #1,452 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. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Three Rivers Community College held the #1,863 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Three Rivers Community College is also ranked #20 out of 28 schools in Connecticut.
Since Three Rivers Community College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Three Rivers Community 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 Three Rivers Community College is 28%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Three Rivers Community College this rate is 51%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,160 undergraduates at Three Rivers Community College with 1,056 being full-time and 2,104 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,949 | $6,415 | $7,271 | $8,338 | $11,825 |
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 Three Rivers Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
The student loan default rate at Three Rivers Community College is 5.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Three Rivers Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 574 New London Turnpike, Norwich, CT 06360 |
| Phone: | 860-215-9000 |
| Website: | https://www.threerivers.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, 2,260 students took at least one online class at Three Rivers Community College. This is a decrease from the 2,974 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,260 | 1,126 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,974 | 2,279 |
| 2018-2019 | 975 | 315 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,381 | 295 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,005 | 237 |
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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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