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Sierra College

Sierra College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Rocklin, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $8,548 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 15,766 and it offers 55 programs. By program type, it has 44 1-year certificate, 11 2-years certificate, and 83 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 5,816 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Sierra College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Sierra College is $8,548 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.
Sierra College offers the alternative tuition plans .
58% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,387 (exclude student loans).
Sierra 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$8,548
Average Financial Amount$3,387

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Sierra College offers 55 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 5,816 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Sierra College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate440939
2 Years Certificate110101
Total5505,816

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 939 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 101 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 4,776 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations✕18-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Forestry✕1-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 39 completers-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant✕32-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕1-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕6-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 37 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕0-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕12-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕3-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕21-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)✕1-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 30 completers-
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician✕0-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕2-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕7-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD✕16-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD✕4-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician✕1-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation✕19-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 55 completers-
Child Care and Support Services Management✕2-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕42-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management✕11-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Physical Fitness Technician✕6-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 65 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕5-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕0-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕60-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕4-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Building Construction Technology✕3-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician✕16-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕8-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 54 completers-
Fashion/Apparel Design✕5-
Graphic Design✕45-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology✕2-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 41 completers-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕12-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕23-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✕6-
Business [+] ✕ 200 completers-
Business/Commerce✕38-
Business Administration and Management✕12-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕97-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕30-
Small Business Administration/Management✕7-
Real Estate✕8-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕8-
Total939
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕6-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕12-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕0-
Apparel and Textiles✕10-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 58 completers-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕58-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Building Construction Technology✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕5-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Graphic Design✕9-
Total101
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations✕17-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Environmental Studies✕17-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 32 completers-
Ethnic Studies✕1-
Women's Studies✕27-
Gay/Lesbian Studies✕4-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 87 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕76-
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕0-
Journalism✕11-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 30 completers-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant✕13-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕17-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 73 completers-
Information Technology✕4-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕32-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst✕1-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕4-
Computer Science✕7-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕0-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕25-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕0-
Computer Support Specialist✕0-
Engineering [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕7-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician✕1-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕9-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD✕3-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD✕1-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 45 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕25-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation✕20-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 47 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕2-
Child Care and Support Services Management✕1-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕31-
Apparel and Textiles✕13-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management✕0-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 36 completers-
English Language and Literature✕36-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 205 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕64-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕137-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✕4-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 102 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕102-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 83 completers-
Mathematics✕83-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 749 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕749-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 28 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies✕15-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕0-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕13-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Philosophy✕11-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Chemistry✕6-
Geology/Earth Science✕0-
Physics✕16-
Psychology [+] ✕ 435 completers-
Psychology✕435-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 210 completers-
Corrections✕10-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕144-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕56-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 1,043 completers-
Social Sciences✕859-
Anthropology✕26-
Economics✕87-
Geography✕3-
Political Science and Government✕21-
Sociology✕47-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager✕0-
Building Construction Technology✕1-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair✕0-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician✕0-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician✕16-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕2-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 107 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕4-
Graphic Design✕45-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕7-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕3-
Art/Art Studies✕41-
Music✕7-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 247 completers-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕3-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)✕207-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕37-
Business [+] ✕ 493 completers-
Business/Commerce✕37-
Business Administration and Management✕357-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕71-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕9-
Small Business Administration/Management✕5-
Real Estate✕7-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕7-
History [+] ✕ 45 completers-
History✕45-
Total4,776

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 15,766 students are attending at Sierra College. There are 245 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 584 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 23 to 1 (4.35%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 555 (full-time) and 584 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Sierra College is 36% and transfer-out rate is 10%. The retention rate is 65% at the school.
Sierra 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population15,766
Graduation Rate36%
Number of Faculty829
Student to Faculty Ratio23 to 1

Student Population at Sierra

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 15,773 students enrolled into Sierra College. By gender, 6,972 male and 8,801 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Sierra College.
Student Population By Gender
Sierra College
TotalMaleFemale
Total15,7736,9728,801
Full-time5,5532,5572,996
Part-tme10,2204,4155,805
There are 8,687 White (55.08%), 432 Black/African American (2.74%), 3,813 Hispanic (24.17%), 1,270 Asian (8.05%), and 5,320 students with other races attending Sierra College. 31 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Sierra College
TotalMaleFemale
Total15,7736,9728,801
American Indian/Native American854045
Asian1,270620650
Black/African American432208224
Hispanic3,8131,6582,155
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander643430
White8,6873,7994,888
Two More1,139489650
Un-Known252111141
Non-resident Alien311318
Sierra College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
10,536 students (66.80% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,994 students (18.98% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Sierra College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Sierra College
Number of Students
Total15,773
Enrolled Online Exclusively10,536
Enrolled Some Online Courses2,994
Not in Online Courses2,243
By age range, at Sierra College, 4,374 students are aged 20 to 24 (27.73% of total students), 7,173 students are aged below 20 (45.48%), 429 students are aged above 50 (4.43%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Sierra College
TotalMaleFemale
Total15,7736,9728,801
Under 182,4911,0891,402
Age 18-194,6822,2272,455
Age 20-212,5551,2201,335
Age 22-241,819837982
Age 25-291,591678913
Age 30-34931361570
Age 35-39606199407
Age 40-49667203464
Age 50-64349120229
Over 64803842
Age Un-Known202

Directory and Accreditation Information

Sierra College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1952 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Sierra College.
5100 Sierra College Blvd, Rocklin, CA
916-624-3333
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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