Match #1
Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations
West Palm Beach, FL
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate—
- 558 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
The colleges most similar to Riverside College of Health Careers are Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations, Baptist Health College Little Rock, and Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing & Health Sciences. Riverside College of Health Careers admits 13% of applicants and has an average net price of $26,893 a year; 3 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 6 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Riverside College of Health Careers. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Riverside College of Health Careers
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Baptist Health College Little Rock
Little Rock, AR
Profile closeness39/100
Admit rate95%
- 569 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #3
Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Geneva, NY
Profile closeness36/100
Admit rate100%
- 65 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #4
Remington College-Nashville Campus
Nashville, TN
Profile closeness69/100
Admit rate—
- 280 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 280 students, close to 350
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
CBD College
Los Angeles, CA
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate—
- 1,581 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 72%, close to 75%
- Average net price $25,702, close to $26,893
Match #6
Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital
Syracuse, NY
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate78%
- 173 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
Belanger School of Nursing
Schenectady, NY
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate0%
- 162 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Montefiore School of Nursing
Mount Vernon, NY
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate15%
- 121 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 15%, close to 13%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
St. Joseph's College of Nursing
Syracuse, NY
Profile closeness54/100
Admit rate100%
- 313 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Enrollment 313 students, close to 350
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
Troy, NY
Profile closeness50/100
Admit rate100%
- 129 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about Riverside College of Health Careers alternatives
What colleges are similar to Riverside College of Health Careers?
The closest matches to Riverside College of Health Careers are Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations, Baptist Health College Little Rock, Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Remington College-Nashville Campus, and CBD College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Riverside College of Health Careers hard to get into?
Riverside College of Health Careers admitted 13% of its 2 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is highly selective. 6 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Riverside College of Health Careers alternatives cost less?
3 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Riverside College of Health Careers ($26,893 a year), including Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital ($21,278), Remington College-Nashville Campus ($22,690), and CBD College ($25,702). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
