Modern Languages at American River College

If you plan to study modern languages, take a look at what American River College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Modern Languages section at the bottom of this page.

American River Modern Languages Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Modern Languages

American River Modern Languages Rankings

Modern Languages Student Demographics at American River

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

American River Modern Languages Associate’s Program

67% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of modern languages associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in modern languages only graduates about 29% men each year. The program at American River may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in modern languages 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 modern languages graduates 5% 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 modern languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That Modern Languages Grads May Go Into

A degree in modern languages 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
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	2,700	$114,690

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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