Richland College Computer Science Programs

Richland College is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Richland College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Richland College has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#7	Most Popular Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#99	Most Popular Computer Science Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Most Popular Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Most Popular Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Most Popular Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Richland College?

Contact details for Richland College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	12800 Abrams Rd., Dallas, TX 75243-2199
Phone:	972-238-6100
Website:	www.richlandcollege.edu

How Do I Get Into Richland College?

You can apply to Richland College online at: www1.dcccd.edu/stuapp/

Richland College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Richland College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Richland College, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $4,836 a year. That adds up to $19,344 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Richland College is 15.5%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Richland College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 20,548 undergraduate students at Richland College, with 4,195 being full-time and 16,353 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,195 full-time undergraduates at Richland College, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Richland College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	867
Black or African American	709
Hispanic or Latino	1,462
White	810
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	333

Over 95 countries are represented at Richland College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Nepal, and Côte d’Ivoire.

Online Learning at Richland College

In 2017-2018, 9,092 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Richland College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Richland College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Richland College was 4.0%. This is the #1,309 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Richland College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Richland College Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	31	51	82
General Computer Programming	13	41	54
Data Processing Technology	1	23	24
Web & Multimedia Design	11	9	20
Computer Science	11	0	11
Computer & IS Security	6	3	9
TOTAL	73	127	200

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.