General 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 General Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

American River General Engineering Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Engineering

American River General Engineering Rankings

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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 General Engineering Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of engineering associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in engineering only graduates about 23% women each year. The program at American River may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering at American River are white. Around 52% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering graduates 15% 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	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.