American River College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

The American River College was established in 1955 as the American River Junior College. The college adopted its present name in 1965. The campus of the American River College encompasses more than 150 acres of land on the old Cameron Ranch in Sacramento, California.

The American River College offers a number of academic programs in various areas of study. Some of the departments of the college are automotive technology, anthropology, business technology, computer information science, design engineering technology and electronic technology.

Lloyd Connelly, the California Superior Court judge and former California State Assembly member; Anthony Swofford, the author of "Jarhead"; and Steve Holm, catcher for the San Francisco Giants are some of the famous alumni of the American River College.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in production trades, office and administration, science, construction trades, family and social work, and liberal arts.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 34,610 in 2009-2010 (18,963 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 47% of the student body. About 19% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (18 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (155 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (59 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Natural Resources/Conservation

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (286 awarded)

• Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
• Carpentry/Carpenter
• Drywall Installation/Drywaller
• Electrician

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (53 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts
• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

DESIGN (25 awarded)

• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (21 awarded)

• Biomedical Technology/Technician
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (188 awarded)

• Adult Development and Aging
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Family and Community Services
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
• Human Services

FUNERAL AND MORTUARY SCIENCE (18 awarded)

• Funeral Service and Mortuary Science

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (16 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Plant Nursery Operations and Management

LAW (29 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (1,026 awarded)

• American Sign Language (ASL)
• Anthropology
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Geography
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
• Social Sciences
• Technical and Business Writing

MATHEMATICS (12 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (105 awarded)

• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology
• Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair
• Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (17 awarded)

• Advertising
• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Journalism
• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
• Recording Arts Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (29 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MUSIC (8 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (165 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Home Health Aide/Home Attendant
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (4 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (74 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Drawing
• Film/Cinema Studies
• Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (104 awarded)

• Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking
• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (9 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (236 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (24 awarded)

• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (63 awarded)

• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling