Rio Hondo College Academic Overview

Academic Overview

Rio Hondo College is a public, four-years institute located in Whittier, California. It is an Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Bachelor's degree.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $1,388 for California residents and $9,884 for out-of-state students. The school offers only undergraduate programs and a total of 17,441 students are enrolled.

The salary after graduation from Rio Hondo College varies by major programs where the average earning after 10 years is $40,500. You can check the average salary by the major programs on the area of study page.

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2025 Tuition & Fees

For undergraduate programs, for the academic year 2024-2025, RHC's tuition & fees is $1,388 for California residents and $9,884 for non-residents.

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Data source for 2025 Tuition: NCES, Last Update: March 12, 2024

2025 Tuition & Fees
	California Residents	Out-of-State
Undergraduate	$1,388	$9,884

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Key Academic Statistics

The following chart illustrates the 2025 key academic statistics at RHC.

The average received amount of financial aid is $3,891 and 44% of undergraduate students received grants or scholarship aid. A total of 17,441 students is attending , and the student to faculty ratio is 31 to 1.

Graduation Rate for Rio Hondo College is 25 %

Graduation Rate

25%

Transfer-out Rate for Rio Hondo College is 4 %

Transfer-out Rate

4%

Retention Rate for Rio Hondo College is 100 %

Retention Rate

100%

Student Population for Rio Hondo College is 17,441

Student Population

17,441

Student to Faculty Ratio for Rio Hondo College is 31 to 1

Student to Faculty Ratio

31 to 1

The average received amount of financial aid is $3,891 at Rio Hondo College.

Financial Aid Amount

$3,891

Directory Information

Directory Information
Address	3600 Workman Mill Rd, Whittier, CA 90601-1616
Phone	562-692-0921
WEB	www.riohondo.edu/
Admission	www.riohondo.edu/admissions/
Online Application	www.riohondo.edu/get-started/
Financial Aid	www.riohondo.edu/financial-aid/
Net Price Calculator	www.riohondo.edu/financial-aid/
Veterans Tuition	www.riohondo.edu/veterans/veterans-benefits/
Athletic	srtk.cccco.edu/881/12index.htm
Disability Service	www.riohondo.edu/dsps

Offered Degrees

RHC offers 147 major programs through online and on-site education where 7 programs are available through distance learning. The following table lists the number of programs by offered degree with online class availabilities.

all offered programs

Offered Major Programs
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class
Associate's	74	3
Bachelor's	1	0
Less Than 1 Year Certificate	56	3
1-2 Years Certificate	16	1

Special Learning Opportunities

Rio Hondo College offers online education (distance learning opportunities) for undergraduate programs.

The school has study abroad - opportunity which a student completes part of the college program studying in another country programs to its students. It also offers weekend/evening classes which is a program that allows students to take a complete course of study and attend classes only on weekends or only in evenings.

Special Learning Opportunities
Online Class	Undergraduate
ROTC	No
Weekend/Evening College	✔
Teacher Certification	✗
Study Abroad	✔
Campus Housing	✗
Board/Meal Plan	✔

Veterans Benefits

Rio Hondo College has programs, benefits and/or services to veterans, military service members, or their families.

Veterans Benefits
Yellow Ribbon Program (officially known as Post-9/11 GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon Program)	✗
Credit for military training	✔
Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military service members, and their families	✔
Recognized student veteran organization	✔
Member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges	✔

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