American River College Data & Information Overview

Want the scoop on American River College? We've put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what majors American River offers, how the school ranks, how diverse it is, and much more. If you're interested in learning more about a particular stat, just click on its tile to go to a new page that covers the topic more in-depth. Also, you can jump to any section of this page by clicking one of the links below.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is American River College Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

American River College was awarded 33 badges in the 2021 rankings.

Overall Quality

American River was not ranked in College Factual's 2021 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into American River?

Acceptance Rate

Since American River College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.

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American River College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At American River College, this rate is 27 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at American River College is 39%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at American River College

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at American River College is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

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Average Overall Diversity at American River

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 31,858 undergraduates at American River with 6,073 being full-time and 25,785 being part-time.

American River Diversity Score

For each college and university, College Factual calculates an overall diversity score that takes four factors into account: gender, ethnicity, age, and home location of the student. Then, the schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest.

American River scored 55.39 out of 100 for overall diversity. This is about average when compared to other colleges and universities in the United States.

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How Much Does American River College Cost?

The overall average net price of American River is $4,796. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for American River

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$4,282	$4,534	$7,358	$9,433	$11,961

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of American River, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At American River, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $6,095 a year. That adds up to $24,380 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at American River is 17.3%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do American River Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from American River make about $32,000 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. Unfortunately, this is 20% less that the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

See which majors at American River College make the most money.

Location of American River College

American River College is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. Sacramento is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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Contact details for American River are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4700 College Oak Dr, Sacramento, CA 95841-4286
Phone:	916-484-8011
Website:	https://www.arc.losrios.edu/

American River College Majors

Learn more about the majors offered at American River College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at American River

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2017-2018, 9,398 students took at least one online class at American River College. This is an increase from the 8,441 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	9,398	4,316
2016-2017	8,441	3,761
2015-2016	8,731	3,621
2014-2015	8,383	3,528
2013-2014	8,209	3,323

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References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.