by our College Data Analytics TeamFamily, Consumer & Human Sciences is a program of study at American River College. The school offers an associate degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in family, consumer and human sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
Online degrees for the American River family, consumer and human sciences associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the American River Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in family, consumer and human sciences in 2019-2020, 91.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 95.1%.
Around 46.5% of family, consumer and human sciences associate degree recipients at American River in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 63%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 34 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 5 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 65 |
| Textile & Apparel Studies | 1 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
