Rowan College at Burlington County
Mount Laurel, New Jersey · Also known as RCBC · Website
$44,745
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$44,745
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Rowan College at Burlington County is a public 2-year college in Mount Laurel, New Jersey with 6,267 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $5,344 a year (tuition and fees $6,990 in-state, $9,510 out-of-state). 36% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $44,745 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$5,344
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$6,990
Out-of-state $9,510
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
36%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,500
About $111 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$44,745
Rank 2,045 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $5,344
- Tuition in-state
- $6,990
- Tuition out-of-state
- $9,510
- Cost of attendance
- $12,243
- Students with a need-based grant
- 31%
- Students with federal loans
- 8.3%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,071
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $3,596
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,586
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $8,088
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $11,789
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,065 in 2015-16 to $6,990 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 6,267
- Part-time students
- 51%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 21
- Completion rate
- 36%
- Retention rate
- 58%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 55
- Endowment
- $1.79M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,045 of 5,094 US colleges and 60 of 110 in New Jersey (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NJ median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $5,344 | $18,173 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,990 | $12,950 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 36% | 58% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 58% | 77% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,500 | $11,998 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,978 | $38,311 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $44,745 | $46,192 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 44% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 60% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
55 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 987 | $9,250 | $28,376 | $48,937 | $44,125 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 686 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,906 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 162 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 105 | $11,250 | $71,796 | $87,342 | $80,813 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 91 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,180 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 48 | $9,750 | $27,775 | $54,770 | $46,706 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,556 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 29 | Withheld | $81,015 | $80,085 | $65,389 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | $29,790 | $38,127 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Graphic CommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,221 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,982 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,792 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,099 |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,422 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,650 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,605 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Legal Support ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,669 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,162 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Mount Laurel and New Jersey on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in New Jersey
- Homes: Homes for sale in New Jersey
Questions and answers
How much does Rowan College at Burlington County cost?
$5,344 a year is the average net price at Rowan College at Burlington County after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,990 for in-state students and $9,510 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $12,243. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,071 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Rowan College at Burlington County?
Rowan College at Burlington County has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Rowan College at Burlington County graduates earn?
$44,745 a year is the median pay of former Rowan College at Burlington County students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,978 after 6 years). That ranks 2,045 of 5,094 US colleges and 60 of 110 in New Jersey. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's) at $81,015.
How much student debt do Rowan College at Burlington County graduates have?
$10,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Rowan College at Burlington County graduates, about $111 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 8.3% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Rowan College at Burlington County?
36% of first-time, full-time students at Rowan College at Burlington County finish within 3 years. 58% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Rowan College at Burlington County?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (987 associate's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (686 certificate graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (162 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 55 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.