American River College
About
American River College (ARC) is a public community college in unincorporated Sacramento, California. It is one of four colleges in the Los Rios Community College District and is part of the California Community Colleges System.
Outcomes & equity
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
What families actually pay
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Academic programs
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Faculty
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
American River College vs IPEDS peer group
The peer institutions American River College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectAmerican River College | 37% | — | 30,462 | $4,628 | Community College |
Anne Arundel Community College | — | — | 11,481 | $15,929 | Community College |
Century College | — | — | 8,726 | $10,037 | Community College |
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | — | — | 9,303 | $3,729 | Community College |
Cosumnes River College | — | — | 15,744 | $4,648 | Community College |
Davidson-Davie Community College | — | — | 4,305 | $7,258 | Community College |
De Anza College | — | — | 17,425 | $4,667 | Community College |
Erie Community College | — | — | 8,090 | $6,358 | Community College |
Fayetteville Technical Community College | — | — | 11,755 | $3,723 | Community College |
Fresno City College | — | — | 28,071 | $1,699 | Community College |
Hudson Valley Community College | — | — | 9,227 | $7,118 | Community College |
Iowa Central Community College | — | — | 4,949 | $9,601 | Community College |
John C Calhoun State Community College | — | — | 9,119 | $7,336 | Community College |
Johnston Community College | — | — | 5,371 | $3,946 | Community College |
Joliet Junior College | — | — | 14,414 | $5,741 | Community College |
Kilgore College | — | — | 7,198 | $6,629 | Community College |
Lehigh Carbon Community College | — | — | 6,221 | $9,568 | Community College |
Minneapolis Community and Technical College | — | — | 6,733 | $13,235 | Community College |
Montgomery County Community College | — | — | 9,278 | $9,930 | Community College |
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana | — | — | 7,200 | $4,621 | Community College |
Raritan Valley Community College | — | 98.6% | 6,762 | $6,613 | Community College |
Rochester Community and Technical College | — | — | 5,205 | $13,148 | Community College |
Saint Paul College | — | — | 5,198 | $12,040 | Community College |
San Jose City College | — | — | 8,609 | $16,658 | Community College |
Southern Maine Community College | — | — | 7,900 | $11,638 | Community College |
Tidewater Community College | — | — | 16,884 | $7,991 | Community College |
Trident Technical College | — | — | 13,552 | -$3,220 | Community College |
Victor Valley College | — | — | 8,423 | $3,228 | Community College |
Virginia Peninsula Community College | — | — | 6,410 | $6,468 | Community College |
Virginia Western Community College | — | — | 6,332 | $5,618 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 37% | 98.6% | 8,516 | $6,621 |
Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
To provide a broad array of planning and decision support services to each of ARC's stakeholder groups, as well as to various external entities, facilitating the collection, analysis, and interpretation of institutional data to support planning and decision-making aimed at achieving ARC’s mission and strategic goals.
Visit IR office page- Brenda VallesDean of Institutional Effectiveness and Innovation
- Ryal StromAdministrative Assistant
- Yuj ShimizuFaculty Research Coordinator
- Jonathan NewnamIT Business Analyst
- Diana LopezResearch Analyst
- Juan AguilarResearch Analyst
Documents & reports (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding opportunities (8)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityStudent Success Completion Grant (SSCG)California Community Collegesinstitution_site$8,000
- opportunityCal Grant ACalifornia Student Aid Commissioninstitution_site
- opportunityCal Grant BCalifornia Student Aid Commissioninstitution_site
- opportunityCal Grant CCalifornia Student Aid Commissioninstitution_site
- opportunityCalifornia College Promise GrantCalifornia Community Collegesinstitution_site
- opportunityChafee Grant for Foster YouthState of Californiainstitution_site
- opportunityFederal Pell GrantFederal Governmentinstitution_site
- opportunityFederal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)Federal Governmentinstitution_site
Notable alumni (13)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Jen Allred
- Ken Balcomb
- Lloyd Connelly
- Jenny Dearborn
- Pam Mark Hall
- Wally Herger
- Jed JohnsonInterior Design
- Adrian LamoComputer Hacking
- Jim McClarin
- Edward C. Noonan
- Anthony SwoffordLiterature
- Ralph Watkins
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