American River College
Sacramento, CA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 22,837
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Highest degree awarded:
Associate
Asian American/Native American/Pacific Islander institution
Hispanic focused instituion
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Two-year, very large
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higher-part-time
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 0%
Male/Female: 43% / 57% (2017)
First generation college students: 51.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 20.1% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 1.5% (2017)
Test scores for admission:
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 47.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 25.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 15.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 9.8% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 39.5%
Black: 7.0%
Hispanic: 28.0%
Asian: 12.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.6%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 1.1%
2+ races: 5.8%
Non-resident alien: 0.3%
Unknown race: 5.6%
Black: 7.0%
Hispanic: 28.0%
Asian: 12.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.6%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 1.1%
2+ races: 5.8%
Non-resident alien: 0.3%
Unknown race: 5.6%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $13,465
In-State tuition: $1,288Out-of-State tuition: $10,168
Estimated books and supplies: $1,124 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:
Estimated off-campus room & board: $17,254 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)
Average Family Income: $24,492 (2017)
Median Family Income: $13,274 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 24.9%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 3.0%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $9,625 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $102 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $5,384 |
| $30k-48k | $5,678 |
| $48k-75k | $8,436 |
| $75k-110k | $9,949 |
| $110k+ | $0 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 0%6-year graduation rate: 0%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 93.9% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $9,625 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,316 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $9,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $9,500 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 37.5% (2015) |
| @3 year | 46.7% (2017) |
| @5 year | 57.5% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 17.3% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 18.3% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $63,189 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $47,127 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | 24 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | 13 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 21 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 12 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | 33 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | 25 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Graphic Communications. | 14 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Graphic Communications. | 20 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Programming. | 12 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer Programming. | 29 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer Science. | 28 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Precision Metal Working. | 10 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Dance. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Design and Applied Arts. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 10 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 11 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 18 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Music. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 19 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 43 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 25 | $91,430 ($7,619) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 9 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies. | 9 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 74 | $20,341 | $135 | $97,937 ($8,161) | $105,046 ($8,754) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 24 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 38 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 19 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 22 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 205 | $7,575 | $34,129 ($2,844) | $50,750 ($4,229) | |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Accounting and Related Services. | 20 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 47 | $57,939 ($4,828) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | 11 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | 7 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 5 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Real Estate. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Real Estate. | 12 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 38 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Journalism. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Mathematics. | 45 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Biological and Physical Sciences. | 381 | $14,400 | $39,275 ($3,273) | ||
| Associate's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 31 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Philosophy. | 6 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Physical Sciences. | 151 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Physics. | 18 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Psychology, General. | 136 | $37,006 ($3,084) | |||
| Associate's Degree | Psychology, Other. | 31 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 950 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 66 | $37,455 ($3,121) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Fire Protection. | 6 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Fire Protection. | 21 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Human Services, General. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Human Services, General. | 16 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 547 | $31,058 ($2,588) | $45,642 ($3,804) | ||
| Associate's Degree | Anthropology. | 32 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Economics. | 23 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Geography and Cartography. | 10 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 11 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Political Science and Government. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 20 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Sociology. | 34 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Carpenters. | 35 | $104,076 ($8,673) | |||
| Associate's Degree | Carpenters. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 7 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. | 20 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. | 72 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. | 28 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 128 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 19 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Precision Metal Working. | 101 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Taxation. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | History. | 11 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 9 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 20 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 16 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 15 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Funeral Service and Mortuary Science. | 21 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 33 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 23 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Special Education and Teaching. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Engineering, General. | 24 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Engineering Technology, General. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. | 19 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. | 13 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 14 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 11 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 105 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 10 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | American Sign Language. | 5 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | American Sign Language. | 23 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 5 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 161 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 49 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Apparel and Textiles. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Legal Support Services. | 32 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Legal Support Services. | 37 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 34 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 854 | $41,554 ($3,463) | |||
| Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 6 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Biology, General. | 11 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $86,463Full time faculty: 40%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 26.0
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