Rockford, Illinois · Public
Engineering, General at Rock Valley College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 85 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~85
- Schools with reported signal
- 519
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 37.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $5,242/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $20,968
- Median debt
- $8,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $39,158/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 519 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($9,890 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($13,566 below). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 13% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.5% reported share · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 0.3% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.2% reported share · $1,115 net A+ Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 0.5% reported share · $1,406 net A+ Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 0.1% reported share · $1,618 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.3% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 1.1% reported share · $2,039 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Engineering, General accounts for 2% of reported programs at Rock Valley College, which is bigger than 82% of schools in this field set and 1.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 85 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Rock Valley College's average net price is $5,242 per year, about $20,968 over four years. That is $9,890 below the $15,132 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $39,158 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $13,566 below the $52,724 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Rock Valley College #68 of 519 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.