American River College Computer Science Programs

American River College is a public institution situated in Sacramento, California. Sacramento is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is American River College?

Contact details for American River are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4700 College Oak Dr, Sacramento, CA 95841-4286
Phone:	916-484-8011
Website:	www.arc.losrios.edu

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How Do I Get Into American River?

You can apply to American River online at: https://www.arc.losrios.edu/admissions/get-started-and-apply

American River College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford American River College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At American River, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $6,131 a year. That adds up to $24,524 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at American River is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

American River College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 25,849 undergraduate students at American River, with 4,660 being full-time and 21,189 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,660 full-time undergraduates at American River, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of American River College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	534
Black or African American	285
Hispanic or Latino	1,161
White	2,083
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	567

Over 48 countries are represented at American River. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, South Korea, and China.

Online Learning at American River College

In 2022-2023, 18,893 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at American River has changed over the last few years.

American River College Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Computer Science	0	38	0	38
General Computer Programming	5	24	0	29
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	9	15	0	24
Computer & IS Security	8	13	0	21
Computer Support Specialist	2	10	0	12
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	2	8	0	10
Computer Graphics	6	0	3	9
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster	4	0	0	4
General Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	1	0	0	1
Web & Multimedia Design	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	37	108	3	148

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.