Second priority will be given to those students who will meet eligibility and prerequisite requirements by the end of the semester of application. Riverside Community College reserves the right to designate a certain number of spaces for contract education. Students pay health, parking, Student Services fees, and tuition each semester. Students furnish their own uniforms. It is recommended that students carry personal health and accident insurance including hospitalization.
Policies are available to college students at reasonable rates.
The college provides liability insurance at no cost to the student. This requires that applicants submit fingerprints and report convictions of any offenses other than minor traffic violations. Failure to report such convictions can be grounds for denial of licensure. The Board of Registered Nursing investigates convictions by obtaining information on the underlying facts of the case, dates and disposition of the case, and subsequent rehabilitation. A license will not be issued until legal status in the United States has been confirmed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.