Raritan Valley Community College

Branchburg, NJ · Public · 5,272 students · Visit Website

Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) offers hands-on career training programs developed in partnership with local industries, focusing on fields like automotive technology, advanced manufacturing, HVAC, cosmetology, and healthcare. The college provides professional certifications and opportunities for job shadowing, internships, and job placement services. RVCC's Workforce Training Center features state-of-the-art facilities, including an automotive training center with diagnostic technology and fully-equipped shops for advanced manufacturing.

Programs Analyzed

3

Avg Grad Earnings

$47,247/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

66/100

Tuition (In-State)

$5,520/yr
Out-of-state: $7,440/yr

All Programs at Raritan Valley Community College

3 trade programs at Raritan Valley CC, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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85 $82,020/yr $14,125 80.1x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Business
Business/Commerce, General
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76 $38,387/yr $9,653 55.3x High Very Large
832 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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37 $21,336/yr $11,000 43.2x Low Medium
13 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 3 trade and vocational programs at Raritan Valley Community College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.