American River College

American River College’s beautiful 153-acre main campus is in the suburbs of Sacramento, California, on the old Cameron Ranch. We place students first by providing an academically rich, inclusive environment that supports you. With a large selection of academic and career-oriented degrees and certificates we can help you prepare to enter the workforce or transfer to a university.

ARC enrolls approximately 30,000 students each spring and fall, making it one of the larger higher education institutions in California. Our vision is to transform the future of all students and our community through inclusive, equitable education.

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4700 College Oak Drive
Sacramento, California 95841-4286

Setting: Suburb

Housing Available: No

Enrollment at a Glance

27,342

Total Student Enrollment

16%

Full-time Students

84%

Part-time Students

Enrollment by Distance Education

52%

Distance Only

17%

Hybrid

31%

In-person Only

College Outcomes

89%

Receiving Financial Aid

1,423

Certificates Awarded

2,570

Degrees Awarded

Infographic data from the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 2022-2023: Institutional Characteristics, Enrollment, Financial Aid. Retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator on August 10, 2023. Data from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Management Information Systems Data Mart: Student Head Count (Fall 2022), Students FTES (Fall 2022), Program Awards (2021-2022). Retrieved from https://datamart.cccco.edu/DataMart.aspx on April 7, 2023.