AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE

 
College Statistics & Demographics

American River College is a State-funded two-year community college,
part of the Los Rios Community College District, which also includes Cosumnes River College,
Folsom Lake College, and Sacramento City College.

ARC currently serves about 35,000 students (full-time and part-time)

Students By Ethnicity 
(Fall 2006, most recent data)

ETHNICITY

% OF STUDENTS

African American

8.4

Asian

8.4

Filipino

2.4

Hispanic

13.8

Native American

1.2

Pacific Islander

1.0

White

49.0

Other

15.8

Students By Age
(Fall 2006, most recent data)

AGE GROUP % OF STUDENTS
Under 18 1.2
18-20 20.9
21- 24 20.3
25-29 15.7
30-39 19.6
40 and over 22.3

Students By Gender
(Fall 2006, most recent data)

GENDER % OF STUDENTS
Male 50.3
Female 49.7

Unit Load
(Fall 2006, most recent data)

LOAD

% OF STUDENTS
Light-Load Students (to 5.9 units) 43.0
Mid-Load Students (6.0-11.9 units) 31.2
Full-Load Students (12.0 units or more) 25.6

Day/Evening
(Fall 2005, most recent data)

TYPE

% OF STUDENTS
Day Classes Only 40.3
Evening Classes Only 21.0
Day & Evening 20.1
Distance Learning & Unspecified 18.6

Degrees/Certificates
(2006-2007, most recent data)

TYPE

NUMBER AWARDED
Associate of Arts (A.A.) 1277
Associate of  Science (A.S.) 454
Certificate 329

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