Rock Valley College

Rock Valley College is a public two-year institution located in Rockford, Illinois, in a midsize city campus setting. The college enrolls 7,769 students (IPEDS 2023) and holds a quality score of 41.33 out of 100. Its completion rate is 40% (IPEDS 2023) and its retention rate is 64% (IPEDS 2023).

Rock Valley College offers a broad range of technical and health-related certificate programs. Offerings include Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist, Surgical Technology/Technologist, Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician, Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician, Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, Electrician, Welding Technology/Welder, Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance, and Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, available at both one-to-two-year and two-to-four-year certificate levels.

Located in Rockford, IL, Rock Valley College serves the greater Rockford metropolitan area with a wide spectrum of career and technical programs, including aviation maintenance and allied health pathways that are relatively uncommon at community colleges.