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River Valley Community College

Claremont, New Hampshire · Public community college

LPN / LVN programsMedical assistant programsRadiology & sonography programsCNC & machining programsMassage therapy schoolsPhlebotomy classes
22%completion rate · New Hampshire avg 56%
$16,226median debt of graduates
$41,242median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$44,700median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy | American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Edu | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology | New England Commission of Higher Education (Accredited)
Address: 1 College Place, Claremont, NH 03743 · Phone: (603) 542-7744 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
River Valley Communit… River Valley Communit…: 21.9% 21.9% New Hampshire average New Hampshire average: 56.1% 56.1% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$59,860$77,110$82,760
Medical assistants$39,640$48,020$51,580
Radiologic technologists and technicians$64,620$84,910$100,720
Machinists$44,720$61,500$71,980
Massage therapists$36,500$80,360$100,550
Phlebotomists$40,640$48,660$52,310

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in New Hampshire (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 53 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 13 $52,159 $53,608 $17,379
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 11 $43,948 $42,402 $19,000
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 9 not reported $47,260 not reported
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services Certificate, 1–2 years 7 not reported not reported $12,750
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, under 300 hours 5 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 3 $43,948 $42,402 $19,000

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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