Engineering at American River College

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if American River College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 25,422.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

American River Engineering Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Engineering

American River Engineering Rankings

Engineering Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at American River College.

American River Engineering Associate’s Program

18% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of engineering associate's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at American River College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering	23

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Civil Engineers	45,060	$109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Electronics Engineers	29,210	$123,540

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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