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Sacramento City College
Acceptance
Open admission
—
6-yr Graduation
33%
—
Total enrollment
19,920
peer median 11,977
Avg net price
$6,614
-$242 vs Community College
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About
Sacramento City College (SCC) is a public community college in Sacramento, California. SCC is part of the Los Rios Community College District and had an enrollment of 25,307 in 2009. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), offering Associate in Science (A.S) and Associate in Art (A.A.) degrees.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
33%
Overall completion
33%
Full-time retention
69%
Full-time retention
69%
Pell equity
11.4pp gap
Pell recipients
28%154 of 552
Non-Pell (all)
39%204 of 518
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 1
No Federal Aid
39%204 of 517
Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.4-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 173 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 166 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
173
Passing
7
4.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
173programs
- Passing7 · 4.0%
- No Data166 · 96.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
5
No data
166
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
$39,363
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+9.1%
+$3,281
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+9.1%
$39,363 vs $36,082
Sociology
Associate Degree · Social Sciences
$42,361
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+17.4%
+$6,279
Sociology
Associate Degree · Social Sciences
+17.4%
$42,361 vs $36,082
Communication and Media Studies
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
$45,735
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+26.8%
+$9,653
Communication and Media Studies
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+26.8%
$45,735 vs $36,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$46,078
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+27.7%
+$9,996
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+27.7%
$46,078 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$53,872
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+49.3%
+$17,790
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+49.3%
$53,872 vs $36,082
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$63,615
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+76.3%
+$27,533
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+76.3%
$63,615 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$123,978
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+243.6%
+$87,896
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+243.6%
$123,978 vs $36,082
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$9,500
$53,872
18%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$9,500 debt · $53,872 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Accredited since 1952Next review Oct 2029
Programmatic accreditations · 5
Action history · 18
- Oct 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Jan 2023Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Dec 2022Grant Substantive Change: OtherAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
- Nov 2021Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
- Aug 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price
$6,614
-$242vs Community College median $6,856
Federal loans
4.7%
In-state tuition
$1,288
Out-of-state
$12,616
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 7,676 students received $29.1M in Pell grants, alongside $9.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
7,676
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$29.1M
$29,109,683 total
Direct Loans
$9.0M
2,392 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
6k’20
6k’21
6k’22
7k’23
8k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$3.8M
1,214 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.2M
1,178 loan awards
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 680 borrowers who entered repayment, 34 (5.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
5.0%
+2.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
680
Defaulted
34
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
17.4%+8.1
2017
17.3%+8.1
2018
14.5%+7.5
2019
5.0%+2.7
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate
* 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 Sacramento City College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs110
UndergraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
1,529 total completions
01Liberal Arts
31120.3%
01Liberal Arts
31120.3%
02Business
28218.4%
02Business
28218.4%
03Health Professions
20913.7%
03Health Professions
20913.7%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
19012.4%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
19012.4%
05Psychology
1439.4%
05Psychology
1439.4%
06Social Sciences
1157.5%
06Social Sciences
1157.5%
07Security/Protective
996.5%
07Security/Protective
996.5%
08Computer Sciences
815.3%
08Computer Sciences
815.3%
09Family/Consumer Sci
503.3%
09Family/Consumer Sci
503.3%
10Biological Sciences
493.2%
10Biological Sciences
493.2%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
19,920
12-mo unduplicated
31,456
Undergraduate
31,456
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
41%12,868
Women
59%18,588
Race / ethnicity composition
Hispanic
32.6%
White
26.4%
Asian
18.9%
Black
9.5%
Two or more
7.3%
Unknown
3.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Non-resident
0.3%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
320
206 M · 114 W
Women athletes
35.6%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.2M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$51K
$47K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 13
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Football
72
—
$358,722
Football
72 M · —
Wrestling
38
14
$298,207
Wrestling
38 M · 14 W
Baseball
41
—
$253,808
Baseball
41 M · —
Track and Field (Outdoor)
19
17
$229,003
Track and Field (Outdoor)
19 M · 17 W
Basketball
15
11
$189,758
Basketball
15 M · 11 W
Soccer
—
23
$73,248
Soccer
— · 23 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.32
6 offenses · 19,031 students
3-year trend
0.112 yrs ago0.111 yr ago0.32Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
10
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
Burglary
2
Arson
1
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1
Motor vehicle theft
1
By location
6total
- On campus5
- Non-campus1
VAWA offenses
0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
26.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
267
Sacramento City College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Sacramento City College selected for federal comparison reporting.
This institutionPeer median
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSacramento City College | 33% | Open admission | 19,920 | $6,614 | Community College |
| — | Open admission | 9,262 | $4,600 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 11,182 | $9,474 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 12,965 | $6,113 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,900 | $11,231 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 19,267 | $6,906 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 7,553 | $13,644 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 16,451 | $9,844 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 7,402 | $6,576 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 12,712 | $9,747 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,099 | $7,200 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 12,468 | $8,621 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 11,485 | $15,002 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 7,923 | $4,159 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 7,763 | $7,307 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,821 | $5,437 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 16,300 | $1,618 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,226 | $4,647 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 29,971 | $6,490 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 17,627 | $6,806 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 8,810 | $12,119 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 7,867 | $7,911 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 19,550 | $5,763 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,011 | $6,532 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 14,055 | $18,943 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 20,969 | $2,407 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 19,125 | $7,245 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 15,655 | $6,288 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 33% | — | 11,977 | $6,856 |
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Sacramento City College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Reports to Los Rios Community College District
Email
scc-prie [at] scc.losrios.edu
Phone
916-558-2511
Address
Rodda Hall North, RHN-222, 3835 Freeport Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95822
The Office of Institutional Research provides the district and colleges with information and research to support planning, budgeting, assessment, accreditation, policy formation, and decision-making.
Visit IR office pageTeam
4 members
- Dennis LeeDean
- Cassidy LarkinAdministrative Assistant
- Jay CullSenior IT Specialist
- Tiffanie HoResearch Analyst
Reports & documents (4)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardinside.scc.losrios.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookSCC Factbook Report2019The SCC Factbook Report for the academic year 2018-19 provides a comprehensive snapshot of the student population at Sacramento City College. It covers several key metrics such as total enrollment which was 21,881 in Fall 2018, student demographics including age, gender, and ethnicity distributions, and educational goals. More than 45% of students are continuing students and primarily attend part-time, with 34% taking 12 or more units. The report highlights that the student body is ethnically diverse, with Hispanic/Latinos comprising about 33%. Over 57% of students attend day classes, and 20% are seeking work. The most popular majors among new students include general education transfer, pre-allied health & nursing, and biology. It also examines geographic distribution of students, noting several common feeder high schools and prominent zip codes. The report utilizes data including contributions from UC Davis students.scc.losrios.edu
- Strategic planSacramento City College Strategic Plan 2023-20272023The Sacramento City College Strategic Plan 2023-2027 outlines a comprehensive roadmap to enhance access, success, and equity within the institution. It aims to improve enrollment processes, increase course offerings, and develop student-focused research strategies. The plan sets clear targets to reduce energy and water usage and promote sustainability through academic programs and infrastructure improvements.inside.scc.losrios.edu
Grants & funding (8)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityCal Grant ACalifornia Student Aid Commissioninstitution_site
- opportunityCal Grant BCalifornia Student Aid Commissioninstitution_site
- opportunityCal Grant CCalifornia Student Aid Commissioninstitution_site
- opportunityCalifornia College Promise Grantinstitution_site
- opportunityChafee Grant for Foster YouthState of Californiainstitution_site
- opportunityFederal Pell GrantFederal Governmentinstitution_site
- opportunityFederal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)Federal Governmentinstitution_site
- opportunityStudent Success Completion Grant (SSCG)institution_site
Notable alumni of Sacramento City College (17)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Ray EamesArt and architecture
- Jessica ChastainEntertainment
- Tani Cantil-SakauyeLaw
- Herb CaenLiterature and journalism
- John E. MossPolitics
- Michael James AdamsScience and engineering
- Lou NovaSports
- Greg VaughnSports
- Akiem HicksSports
- Sheila HudsonSports
- Sasha GreyEntertainment
- Sherwood 'Shakey' JohnsonBusiness
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Frequently asked questions about Sacramento City College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Sacramento City College.
What is the acceptance rate at Sacramento City College?
Sacramento City College does not have a reported acceptance rate. This institution has an open admission policy: it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements, so it does not report a selective admit rate.
What is the graduation rate at Sacramento City College?
Sacramento City College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 33% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Sacramento City College?
Sacramento City College reports a total enrollment of 19,920 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Sacramento City College?
The average net price at Sacramento City College is $6,614 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is Sacramento City College located?
Sacramento City College is located in Sacramento, California 95822-1386.
Who runs Institutional Research at Sacramento City College?
Sacramento City College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, which reports to Los Rios Community College District.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
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