unitid 148380 · Rockford, IL · public 2-year · city (midsize)
Rock Valley College
- enrollment 2023
- 7,769
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
4,359
73rd pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
28%
undergrads on Pell grants
43rd pctl among public 2-years
completion
37%
finish within 150% time
49th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$11,920
14th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$5,242
after aid, aided students
25th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$39,158
after entry, Title IV students
55th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$8,500
23rd pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $3,409 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k46%
- 30-48k25%
- 48-75k19%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $25,439
- First-generation students
- 50%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,334
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 509 | $41,215 | $7,035 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 231 | $42,236 | $8,018 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 150 | $76,119 | $8,745 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 145 | $46,438 | $6,632 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 60 | — | — |
| Engineering, General. | 26 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 23 | — | — |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. | 22 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 19 | $84,227 | $15,750 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 15 | — | — |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 13 | — | — |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 11 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.