Academic Life at Cosumnes River College

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Cosumnes River College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

58 Majors With Completions

30:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

43% Full-Time Faculty

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Cosumnes River College:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

At 30 to 1, the student-to-faculty ratio at Cosumnes River College is above the national average of 15 to 1. 43% of the instructors at Cosumnes River College are employed full time, near the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at Cosumnes River College can choose from 58 majors with reported graduates spanning 28 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Cosumnes River College are summarised below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	✓
Bachelor’s	—
Master’s	—
Doctorate	—

The most popular majors at Cosumnes River College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Biological and Physical Sciences	239
Business Administration, Management and Operations	223
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	154
Biology, General	137
Psychology, General	97

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Cosumnes River College:

Need flexibility? Check whether Cosumnes River College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 12,670 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (74% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Cosumnes River College.

Continue Your Research at Cosumnes River College

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

Academic Majors at Cosumnes River College — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
Faculty & Class Sizes at Cosumnes River College — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
Graduation and Retention at Cosumnes River College — how well the school retains and graduates students
Online Learning at Cosumnes River College — what online and distance learning is available
Accreditation at Cosumnes River College — regional and program accreditation status