Career Programs at ARC

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at American River College is $12,808 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.

55% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,288 (exclude student loans).

ARC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$12,808
Average Financial Amount	$3,288

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 Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	8	0
Less than 1 Year Certificate	49	388
2 Years Certificate	43	859
4 Years Certificate	1	0
Total	101	3,891

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
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average 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	-
	Total	0

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average 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	-
	Total	388

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average 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	-
	Total	859

2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average 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	-
	Total	2,644

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 27% and transfer-out rate is 7%. The retention rate is 69% at the school.

ARC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	27,422
Graduation Rate	27%
Number of Faculty	873
Student to Faculty Ratio	27 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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	25,849	12,142	13,707
Full-time	4,660	2,073	2,587
Part-tme	21,189	10,069	11,120

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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	25,849	12,142	13,707
American Indian/Native American	142	67	75
Asian	3,276	1,499	1,777
Black/African American	1,813	715	1,098
Hispanic	7,258	3,608	3,650
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	271	117	154
White	10,033	4,635	5,398
Two More	1,528	626	902
Un-Known	1,464	855	609
Non-resident Alien	64	20	44

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
Total	25,849
Enrolled Online Exclusively	19,106
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2,025
Not in Online Courses	4,718

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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	25,849	12,142	13,707
Under 18	1,527	576	951
Age 18-19	4,500	2,098	2,402
Age 20-21	3,511	1,763	1,748
Age 22-24	3,457	1,662	1,795
Age 25-29	4,118	1,993	2,125
Age 30-34	3,151	1,600	1,551
Age 35-39	2,144	1,012	1,132
Age 40-49	2,179	953	1,226
Age 50-64	1,077	402	675
Over 64	184	82	102
Age Un-Known	1	1	0

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

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Financial Aid Information

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Directory and Accreditation Information

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