Cosumnes River College
About
Cosumnes River College is a public community college in Sacramento, California. It opened in 1970, taking its name from the Cosumnes River, which flows a few miles to the south. As of Fall 2025, enrollment was at 17,534 students at its main and satellite campus in Elk Grove, California. The college is part of the Los Rios Community College District and part of 4 colleges under the district after Folsom Lake College, a former satellite campus, attained independence in 2004.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 156 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 153 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing3 · 1.9%
- No Data153 · 98.1%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 2
- Jan 2023Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Feb 2016Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Tuition & cost
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.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 5,912 students received $23.3M in Pell grants, alongside $4.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 344 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (3.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Cosumnes River College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 7
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus8
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Cosumnes River College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Cosumnes 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCosumnes River College | 40% | — | 15,744 | $4,648 | Community College |
American River College | — | — | 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 |
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 | 40% | 98.6% | 8,516 | $6,621 |
Cosumnes River College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research provides leadership for research activities, including producing reports on student enrollment, demographics, success, and conducts surveys and external scan reports for strategic planning.
Visit IR office page- Sabrina M SencilDean of Institutional Effectiveness, Research and Planning
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planCosumnes River College Strategic Plan2022Cosumnes River College's Strategic Plan outlines the institution's overarching goals and strategies to fulfill its mission over six years. It serves as the foundation for the college's Planning and Resource Allocation Processes, focusing on fundamental decisions and actions that define CRC's identity and operations. Progress is measured by a set of 'Indicators of Achievement,' reviewed annually to ensure alignment with strategic objectives.employees.crc.losrios.edu
Grants & funding (8)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityStudent Success Completion Grant (SSCG)institution_site$10,500
- opportunityCal Grant BCalifornia Student Aid Commission (CSAC)institution_site$6,000
- opportunityCal Grant CCalifornia Student Aid Commission (CSAC)institution_site$4,000
- opportunityFederal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)Federal Governmentinstitution_site$600
- opportunityCal Grant ACalifornia Student Aid Commission (CSAC)institution_site
- opportunityCalifornia College Promise Grantinstitution_site
- opportunityChafee Grant for Foster YouthState of Californiainstitution_site
- opportunityFederal Pell GrantFederal Governmentinstitution_site
Notable alumni of Cosumnes River College (1)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Michael Stever
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