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American River College

American River College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Sacramento, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $10,768 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 27,422 and it offers 101 programs(26 online programs). By program type, it has 8 12-weeks certificate, 49 1-year certificate, 43 2-years certificate, 1 4-years certificate, and 95 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 3,891 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at American River College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at American River College is $10,768 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
61% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,011 (exclude student loans).
ARC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$10,768
Average Financial Amount$3,011

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

American River College offers 101 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 3,891 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at American River College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate800
Less than 1 Year Certificate490388
2 Years Certificate430859
4 Years Certificate100
Total10103,891

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 388 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 859 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 2,644 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Adult Development and Aging✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Electrician✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Interior Design✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Home Health Aide/Home Attendant✕0-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Office Management and Supervision✕0-
Total0
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 21 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕21-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕6-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design✕5-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕4-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕4-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕3-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration✕2-
Computer Graphics✕3-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕7-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕5-
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster✕0-
Computer Support Specialist✕1-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕3-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕3-
Education [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs✕5-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Telecommunications Technology/Technician✕1-
Biomedical Technology/Technician✕28-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 94 completers-
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management✕0-
Adult Development and Aging✕0-
Child Care and Support Services Management✕3-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕91-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers$22,900
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary✕0-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Creative Writing✕2-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕14-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Physical Fitness Technician✕2-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Carpentry/Carpenter✕1-
Electrician✕5-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 37 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair✕17-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician✕1-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕3-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician✕16-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕4-
Interior Design✕0-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕5-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology✕2-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 70 completers-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕22-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕31-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✕17-
Business [+] ✕ 48 completers-
Business/Commerce✕2-
Business Administration and Management✕16-
Office Management and Supervision✕0-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕9-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕5-
Small Business Administration/Management✕8-
Taxation✕4-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕4-
Total388
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕2-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping✕0-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant✕0-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕6-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕1-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕0-
Computer Graphics✕2-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕1-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Telecommunications Technology/Technician✕3-
Biomedical Technology/Technician✕0-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕5-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 10 completers-
American Sign Language (ASL)✕2-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation✕8-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Adult Development and Aging✕1-
Child Care and Support Services Management✕2-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕12-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 31 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕31-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 716 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕716-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕15-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 7 completers$19,500
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕7-
Geography (other)✕0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Carpentry/Carpenter✕0-
Electrician✕0-
Drywall Installation/Drywaller✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair✕15-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician✕0-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕2-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking✕0-
Welding Technology/Welder✕1-
Cabinetmaking and Millwork✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Fashion/Apparel Design✕2-
Interior Design✕0-
Drawing✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕0-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕1-
Retail Management✕1-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕10-
Real Estate✕6-
Total859
2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕0-
Total0
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping✕11-
Plant Nursery Operations and Management✕0-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕12-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Area Studies (other)✕1-
Women's Studies✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 30 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕25-
Journalism✕5-
Advertising✕0-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 32 completers-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕17-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design✕15-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 105 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕23-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕4-
Computer Science✕43-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration✕2-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕16-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕12-
Computer Support Specialist✕5-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 33 completers-
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science✕20-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕0-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕13-
Engineering [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕23-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Biomedical Technology/Technician✕6-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕8-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 102 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕70-
Spanish Language and Literature✕5-
American Sign Language (ASL)✕17-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation✕10-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 66 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕10-
Adult Development and Aging✕6-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕48-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management✕2-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 38 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕38-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 30 completers-
English Language and Literature✕29-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing✕1-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕1-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 21 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕21-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 42 completers-
Mathematics✕42-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 377 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕353-
Behavioral Sciences✕24-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies✕3-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕8-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕18-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Philosophy✕2-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 148 completers-
Physical Sciences✕129-
Geology/Earth Science✕3-
Physics✕16-
Psychology [+] ✕ 172 completers-
Psychology✕172-
Psychology (other)✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 97 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕72-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕25-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 613 completers-
Social Sciences✕451-
Anthropology✕20-
Economics✕48-
Geography✕3-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕10-
Geography (other)✕0-
International Relations and Affairs✕2-
Political Science and Government✕29-
Sociology✕50-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Carpentry/Carpenter✕1-
Electrician✕1-
Drywall Installation/Drywaller✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 38 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair✕26-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician✕0-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕7-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician✕5-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking✕1-
Welding Technology/Welder✕4-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 69 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕8-
Dance✕6-
Fashion/Apparel Design✕10-
Interior Design✕11-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕10-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology✕1-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies✕2-
Art/Art Studies✕17-
Music✕4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 118 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕20-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕8-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist✕16-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕9-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕65-
Business [+] ✕ 382 completers-
Business/Commerce✕29-
Business Administration and Management✕277-
Office Management and Supervision✕0-
Retail Management✕0-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕50-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕5-
Small Business Administration/Management✕10-
Real Estate✕8-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕3-
History [+] ✕ 17 completers-
History✕17-
Total2,644

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 27,422 students are attending at American River College. There are 370 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 503 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 27 to 1 (3.70%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 689 (full-time) and 543 (part-time).
The graduation rate of American River College is 29% and transfer-out rate is 8%. The retention rate is 69% at the school.
ARC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population27,422
Graduation Rate29%
Number of Faculty873
Student to Faculty Ratio27 to 1

Student Population at ARC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 25,849 students enrolled into American River College. By gender, 12,142 male and 13,707 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for American River College.
Student Population By Gender
American River College
TotalMaleFemale
Total25,84912,14213,707
Full-time4,6602,0732,587
Part-tme21,18910,06911,120
There are 10,033 White (38.81%), 1,813 Black/African American (7.01%), 7,258 Hispanic (28.08%), 3,276 Asian (12.67%), and 10,456 students with other races attending American River College. 64 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at American River College
TotalMaleFemale
Total25,84912,14213,707
American Indian/Native American1426775
Asian3,2761,4991,777
Black/African American1,8137151,098
Hispanic7,2583,6083,650
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander271117154
White10,0334,6355,398
Two More1,528626902
Un-Known1,464855609
Non-resident Alien642044
American River College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
19,106 students (73.91% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,025 students (7.83% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for American River College.
Distance Learning Student Population at American River College
Number of Students
Total25,849
Enrolled Online Exclusively19,106
Enrolled Some Online Courses2,025
Not in Online Courses4,718
By age range, at American River College, 6,968 students are aged 20 to 24 (26.96% of total students), 6,027 students are aged below 20 (23.32%), 1,261 students are aged above 50 (8.33%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at American River College
TotalMaleFemale
Total25,84912,14213,707
Under 181,527576951
Age 18-194,5002,0982,402
Age 20-213,5111,7631,748
Age 22-243,4571,6621,795
Age 25-294,1181,9932,125
Age 30-343,1511,6001,551
Age 35-392,1441,0121,132
Age 40-492,1799531,226
Age 50-641,077402675
Over 6418482102
Age Un-Known110

Directory and Accreditation Information

American River College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1959 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of American River College.
4700 College Oak Dr, Sacramento, CA
916-484-8011
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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