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American River College was awarded 204 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, American River is ranked #1,324 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when American River held the #1,391 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
American River also holds the #134 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that American River College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at American River College is 26 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
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 42%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
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 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 25,422 undergraduates at American River with 4,989 being full-time and 20,433 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,848 | $5,547 | $7,806 | $9,707 | $11,208 |
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.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At American River, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $6,131 a year. That adds up to $24,524 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at American River is 14.9%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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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/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 21,131 students took at least one online class at American River College. This is an increase from the 15,778 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 21,131 | 19,106 |
| 2019-2020 | 15,778 | 7,172 |
| 2018-2019 | 11,039 | 5,223 |
| 2017-2018 | 9,398 | 4,316 |
| 2016-2017 | 8,441 | 3,761 |
Footnotes
*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.
References
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