Richland College
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Richland College identifies and meets the educational needs, primarily of adults, in our principal geographic service area of northeast Dallas, Richardson, and Garland, Texas....
School Overview:
- Community College Avg.
| County | Dallas County, TX | - |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes | Yes |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 4,238 students | 1,020 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 10,317 students | 1,444 students |
| Total Enrollment | 14,555 students | 2,213 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 36% | 78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 26% | 46% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $3,005 | $2,845 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 14% | 29% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $1,029 | $1,273 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 7% | 12% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $1,129 | $1,146 |
| % Students Receiving Loans | 4% | 38% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received | $2,847 | $3,129 |
School Notes:
- Richland College was established in 1972. It is one of seven campuses in the Dallas County Community College District.
- For more than 30 years, Richland College of the Dallas County Community Colleges has focused on teaching, learning and community building. Richland helps students build their future through courses that can be applied to the first two years of a baccalaureate degree, one- or two-year certificates in a number of career fields, and training in the latest technology for students who want to advance in their current careers. The student body of more than 14,000 college credit students and about 5,000 continuing education students at Richland is internationally and ethnically diverse, speaking more than 79 first languages.
- The college is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools to award the Associate of Arts degree, Associate of Sciences degree and the Associate of Applied Science degree.
- Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.
In the News:
- Connors scores four in double figures in home romp (Muskogee Phoenix)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 05:30:49 am
WARNER — Four Connors players scored in double figures as the Cowboys recorded their fourth straight win to start the season, 100-49 over Oklahoma Baptist University’s JV at Melvin Self Field House on Wednesday night. - Ravens knock off Richland 88-73 (The Pasadena Citizen)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 04:26:55 am
San Jac employed a late run to pull away from pesky Richland College 88-73 in the Sam Cassell Classic at Anders Gym Saturday afternoon. - Students from Nepal form a growing kinship at community colleges in North Texas (Dallas Morning News)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 08:31:03 am
At home in Katmandu, Nepal, Pankaj Karki researched colleges in the United States. He initially decided to attend a university in South Dakota. But when he arrived there, he was one of just nine students from his country. - Students from Nepal form a growing kinship at community colleges in Dallas-Fort Worth (Dallas Morning News)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 06:48:56 am
The country that sends the most international students to Dallas community colleges may come as a surprise. It's Nepal, a nation bordered by India and China and the home of Mount Everest and the Himalayan mountain range. - Buzz Aldrin to speak at fundraiser for Richland College planetarium (Dallas Morning News)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 08:20:33 pm
Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin will speak Friday as part of a fundraiser for the school's planetarium, which will be renamed in his honor. A retired U.S. Air Force pilot, Aldrin was one of the first people to walk on the moon in 1969.
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