IL
Rock Valley College
0.33 incidents / 1,000 students
Rockford, IL · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Rock Valley College
Across 2022–2024, Rock Valley College reported 2 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Parkland College.
- 0.33
- Incidents / 1k students
- #211
- Rank of 2,072
- #49
- IL rank
- 5,978
- Enrolled students
0.33 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Rock Valley College reports 0.33 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 29% below Motlow State Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Motlow State Community College (0.00/1k); Northshore Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Ramapo College of New Jersey (1.67/1k); Trinity Valley Community College (0.50/1k); Concordia University-Saint Paul (0.17/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Parkland College (1.33/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College (1.47/1k); Lincoln Land Community College (0.53/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College (0.79/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College (0.58/1k); Heartland Community College (0.62/1k); Lewis and Clark Community College (0.22/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College (0.64/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 0.33
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #211
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 90%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 0
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 148380 · Rock Valley College 0.33/1k score rate · #211/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-QUIET 0.33/1k
- RANK-UPPER #211/2,072
- ST-MID #49 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Concordia University-Saint Paul · +0.17
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 100%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 5,978
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: Concordia University-Saint Paul (-0.17/1k)
Rock Valley College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE · peer Concordia University-Saint Paul. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Concordia University-Saint Paul (-0.17/1k). National rank #211 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Rock Valley College reports 0.33 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 29% below Motlow State Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Motlow State Community College (0.00/1k); Northshore Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Ramapo College of New Jersey (1.67/1k); Trinity Valley Community College (0.50/1k); Concordia University-Saint Paul (0.17/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Parkland College (1.33/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College (1.47/1k); Lincoln Land Community College (0.53/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College (0.79/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College (0.58/1k); Heartland Community College (0.62/1k); Lewis and Clark Community College (0.22/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College (0.64/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Rock Valley College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Rock on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Motlow State Community College · lowest peer 0
Motlow State Community College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Concordia University-Saint Paul · near 0.17
Concordia University-Saint Paul — near
0.17 per 1,000 students
- Rock Valley College · this campus 0.33
Rock Valley College — this campus
0.33 per 1,000 students
- Trinity Valley Community College · near 0.5
Trinity Valley Community College — near
0.5 per 1,000 students
- Ramapo College of New · highest peer
Ramapo College of New Jersey — highest peer
1.67 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Rock Valley College's 0.33/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Rock Valley College decreased from 1 to 0 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 IL 2-year peers in this comparison, Rock Valley College is larger than 64% and safer-reporting than 42% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Rock Valley College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk Valley Community College | 1,467 | 0.00 | 0 | 58 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park | 1,539 | 0.00 | 3 | 58 |
| Carl Sandburg College | 1,603 | 0.00 | 6 | 58 |
| John Wood Community College | 1,856 | 0.00 | 8 | 58 |
| Rend Lake College | 2,015 | 0.00 | 11 | 58 |
| Danville Area Community College | 2,297 | 0.44 | 14 | 36 |
| Richland Community College | 2,388 | 0.00 | 17 | 58 |
| Kankakee Community College | 2,564 | 0.00 | 19 | 58 |
| Illinois Valley Community College | 2,720 | 0.00 | 22 | 58 |
| Prairie State College | 2,953 | 0.00 | 25 | 58 |
| Kishwaukee College | 2,969 | 0.00 | 28 | 58 |
| Rock Valley College (this campus) | 5,978 | 0.33 | 64 | 42 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Rock Valley College fell from 1 to 0 (-100%). The decrease shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (1 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Rock Valley College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 2 Clery Act categories here: Burglary and Motor Vehicle Theft.
The remaining 9 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Fondling and Incest. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyRock Valley College: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 100% (1 → 0 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
63 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
Rock Valley College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
TN
Motlow State Community College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
LA
Northshore Technical Community College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Rock Valley College sits on price and outcomes
At $5,242, Rock Valley College's reported average net price is cheaper than 11% among 178 Illinois colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $15,405.
- $5,242
- average net price
- $15,405
- Illinois median
- 4.1×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $8,159
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $3,409, while those above $110,000 record $11,568 - roughly 3.4 times as much. A published average of $5,242 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $34,774 - about 6.6 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly. Only 38% complete within six years. Most students here do not finish, which is the single most important number on this page for anyone weighing the cost.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $4,334
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $7,379
- Avg Net Price
- $5,242
- Median Debt
- $8,500
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 28%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $34,774
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $39,158
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 70%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,011 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Motlow State Community College
Tullahoma, TN · 5,980 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe, LA · 5,975 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ · 5,981 enrolled
Safety Score 1.67
Trinity Valley Community College
Athens, TX · 5,961 enrolled
Safety Score 0.50
Concordia University-Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MN · 6,003 enrolled
Safety Score 0.17
Closest by National Rank
Rock Valley College (national rank #211) sits near Indiana University-Northwest (#210) and Murray State College (#212) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Indiana University-Northwest
Gary, IN
National Rank #210
Murray State College
Tishomingo, OK
National Rank #212
Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
National Rank #213
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
Wichita, KS
National Rank #209
Community College of Aurora
Aurora, CO
National Rank #214
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Rock Valley College, both outside IL so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Motlow State Community College
Tullahoma, TN · 5,980 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe, LA · 5,975 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua, NY · 6,004 enrolled
Safety score 1.00
Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, MS · 6,011 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica, NY · 5,940 enrolled
Safety score 2.19
Kapiolani Community College
Honolulu, HI · 5,914 enrolled
Safety score 0.17
Laurel Ridge Community College
Middletown, VA · 5,902 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Walters State Community College
Morristown, TN · 5,899 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Murray State College
Tishomingo, OK · 2,949 enrolled
Safety score 0.34
Community College of Aurora
Aurora, CO · 8,833 enrolled
Safety score 0.34
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
Wichita, KS · 6,106 enrolled
Safety score 0.33
Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX · 9,262 enrolled
Safety score 0.32
Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN · 2,894 enrolled
Safety score 0.35
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill, CA · 17,228 enrolled
Safety score 0.35
Merced College
Merced, CA · 12,472 enrolled
Safety score 0.32
Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY · 19,973 enrolled
Safety score 0.35
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rock Valley College safe?
Rock Valley College has a safety score of 0.33 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #211 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Motlow State Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Parkland College (1.33/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College (1.47/1k); Lincoln Land Community College (0.53/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College (0.79/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College (0.58/1k); Heartland Community College (0.62/1k); Lewis and Clark Community College (0.22/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College (0.64/1k).
What crimes are reported at Rock Valley College?
None in the Criminal Offenses section. Rock Valley College reported zero in every category in that section for calendar year 2024. VAWA, arrests, disciplinary referrals, and fire records are separate tables.
How does Rock Valley College compare to similar schools?
Rock Valley College reports 29% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Motlow State Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Motlow State Community College (0.00/1k); Northshore Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Ramapo College of New Jersey (1.67/1k); Trinity Valley Community College (0.50/1k); Concordia University-Saint Paul (0.17/1k). Same-state same-level set: Parkland College (1.33/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College (1.47/1k); Lincoln Land Community College (0.53/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College (0.79/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College (0.58/1k); Heartland Community College (0.62/1k); Lewis and Clark Community College (0.22/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College (0.64/1k).
Does Rock Valley College have fire safety data?
Rock Valley College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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