American River College Overview

American River College is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. Sacramento is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is American River College Known For?

• The 4% student loan default rate at American River is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The undergraduate certificate is the highest award offered at American River.
• For the <nil> academic year, 40% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is American River College?

Contact details for American River are given below.

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

How Do I Get Into American River?

You can apply to American River online at: https://www.arc.losrios.edu/admissions/get-started-and-apply

American River College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford American River College?

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 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 3.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

American River College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 25,849 undergraduate students at American River, with 4,660 being full-time and 21,189 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,660 full-time undergraduates at American River, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of American River College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	534
Black or African American	285
Hispanic or Latino	1,161
White	2,083
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	567

Over 48 countries are represented at American River. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, South Korea, and China.

Online Learning at American River College

In 2020-2021, 21,131 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at American River has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of American River

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at American River College was 19.2%. This is the #1,090 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at American River regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.