Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 12,847
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Highest degree awarded: Associate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Two-year, very large // higher-part-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 41% / 59% (2017)

First generation college students: 44.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 14.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 1.5% (2017)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 41.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 22.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 14.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 9.6% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 54.2%
Black: 2.9%
Hispanic: 25.3%
Asian: 8.0%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.6%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.4%
2+ races: 6.9%
Non-resident alien: 0.2%
Unknown race: 1.5%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $10,481
In-State tuition: $1,156
Out-of-State tuition: $7,900

Estimated books and supplies: $1,792 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $7,600 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,096 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $13,769 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,096 (2022)

Average Family Income: $30,311 (2017)
Median Family Income: $17,349 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 21.4%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 1.8%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $10,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $111 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $1,101
$30k-48k $2,745
$48k-75k $5,296
$75k-110k $7,424
$110k+ $6,453

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 0%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 88.7% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $10,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,500 (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
@3 year
@5 year


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 23.5% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 27.0% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $26,787 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation:

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 9
Associate's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 32
Associate's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 71
Associate's Degree Journalism. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. 20
Associate's Degree Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Graphic Communications. 7
Associate's Degree Graphic Communications. 27
Associate's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 5
Associate's Degree Computer Programming. 33
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications. 3
Associate's Degree Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications. 6
Associate's Degree Computer Science. 11
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 9
Associate's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 23
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 38
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other. 2
Associate's Degree Engineering, General. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. 1
Associate's Degree Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 2
Associate's Degree Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 17
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 47
Associate's Degree Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 10
Associate's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 15
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma American Sign Language. 4
Associate's Degree American Sign Language. 17
Associate's Degree Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 23
Associate's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 30
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Apparel and Textiles. 7
Associate's Degree Apparel and Textiles. 4
Associate's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 42
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 111
Associate's Degree Biology, General. 100
Associate's Degree Mathematics. 42
Associate's Degree Biological and Physical Sciences. 529
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. 1
Associate's Degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. 16
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Agriculture, General. 4
Associate's Degree Agriculture, General. 8
Associate's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 8
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 325 $9,500
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Accounting and Related Services. 31
Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 79
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 6
Associate's Degree Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 14
Associate's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Real Estate. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. 3
Associate's Degree General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. 13
Associate's Degree History. 59
Associate's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 17
Associate's Degree Philosophy. 9
Associate's Degree Chemistry. 5
Associate's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 4
Associate's Degree Physics. 19
Associate's Degree Psychology, General. 219
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Criminal Justice and Corrections. 23
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 128
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Fire Protection. 17
Associate's Degree Fire Protection. 31
Associate's Degree Social Sciences, General. 606 $7,834
Associate's Degree Anthropology. 20
Associate's Degree Economics. 26
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Geography and Cartography. 6
Associate's Degree Geography and Cartography. 9
Associate's Degree Political Science and Government. 19
Associate's Degree Sociology. 39
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Carpenters. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. 3
Associate's Degree Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. 44
Associate's Degree Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. 28
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 16
Associate's Degree Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Precision Metal Working. 28
Associate's Degree Visual and Performing Arts, General. 11
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Design and Applied Arts. 26
Associate's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 31
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 1
Associate's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 17
Associate's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 28
Associate's Degree Music. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 2
Associate's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 19
Associate's Degree Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. 27
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 35 $20,865
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business/Commerce, General. 6
Associate's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 29
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 5


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $71,685
Full time faculty: 32%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 23.0

School's endowment start of year: $7,762,245 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $10,269,509 (2022)