Riverside College of Health Careers Nursing Programs

Riverside College of Health Careers is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Newport News, Virginia. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Riverside College of Health Careers Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Riverside College of Health Careers.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#70	Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Riverside College of Health Careers?

Contact details for Riverside College of Health Careers are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	316 Main Street, Newport News, VA 23601
Phone:	757-240-2200
Website:	www.riverside.edu

Admission Requirements for Riverside College of Health Careers

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

Can I Afford Riverside College of Health Careers?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Riverside College of Health Careers, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $5,815 a year. That adds up to $23,260 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Riverside College of Health Careers is 9.8%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Riverside College of Health Careers Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 303 undergraduate students at Riverside College of Health Careers, with 280 being full-time and 23 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 280 full-time undergraduates at Riverside College of Health Careers, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Riverside College of Health Careers students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	13
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	186
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Online Learning at Riverside College of Health Careers

In 2019-2020, 141 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Riverside College of Health Careers has changed over the last few years.

Riverside College of Health Careers Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	85	0	85
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	33	33
TOTAL	85	33	118

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.