Cosumnes River College

Cosumnes River College, or CRC, was established on September 14, 1970, and is part of the Los Rios Community College District. Initially, the college had 1800 day and 350 evening students. CRC was named after the Cosumnes River. The college campus has approximately 12 permanent buildings and offers more than 60 degree programs as well as several other certificate courses.

Some of the academic departments of CRC are advertising/public relations, architectural design technology, computer information science, and health information technology. The college also has a number of scholarship programs for its academically talented students including the Allan Kono Memorial Scholarship, Bill Daly Memorial Scholarship, CRC Patrons Club Memorial Scholarship, and CRC Staff Scholarship.

CRC has many student clubs and organizations including the American Institute of Architects Students, Bake Club, CRC Ambassadors Club, Flying Hands Club, Generation Queer, Latter Day Saints Association, Phi Theta Kappa, and International Student Club.

Campus Location

8401 Center Parkway
Sacramento, CA 95823-5799
USA
Main Tel: (916) 688-7344
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in construction trades and mechanics and repair.
Affordable tuition & fees.
Large number of students.
Large number of programs of study offered.
High faculty salary.
Many mature (40+ year old) students.
Racially diverse student body.
Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

Other important characteristics:

Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Associate	640	60
< 1 year certificate	382	28
1-2 year certificate	46	11
2-4 year degree		45

Students

Student enrollment was 12,967 in 2007-2008 (7,901 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 590
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 5,658
Books and supplies	$ 1,440

Financial Aid: Cosumnes River participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Cosumnes River:

	School	Location	Enrollment
1	Skyline College	San Bruno, CA	8,359
2	Cypress College	Cypress, CA	13,592
3	San Bernardino Valley College	San Bernardino, CA	12,839
4	San Diego Miramar College	San Diego, CA	10,650
5	College of Alameda	Alameda, CA	5,979
6	Contra Costa College	San Pablo, CA	7,147
7	Los Angeles Trade Technical College	Los Angeles, CA	13,194
8	Cerritos College	Norwalk, CA	22,273
9	West Los Angeles College	Culver City, CA	9,975
10	Evergreen Valley College	San Jose, CA	8,707

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		136
Without tenure; working toward tenure		52
Without tenure; tenure not available		2

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
Agriculture

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (12 awarded)

Architectural Technology/Technician

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (60 awarded)

Accounting
Banking and Financial Support Services
Business Administration and Management
Business/Commerce
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
Retailing and Retail Operations
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Small Business Administration/Management
Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (35 awarded)

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

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (58 awarded)

Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector
Construction Trades

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (5 awarded)

Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

DESIGN (1 awarded)

Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
Health Teacher Education
Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (4 awarded)

Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (52 awarded)

Child Development
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
Human Services

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (8 awarded)

Landscaping and Groundskeeping
Plant Nursery Operations and Management

LIBERAL ARTS (381 awarded)

American/United States Studies/Civilization
English Language and Literature
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
Geography
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Social Sciences
Spanish Language and Literature
Speech and Rhetorical Studies
Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (6 awarded)

Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (243 awarded)

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
Small Engine Mechanics and Repair Technology/Technician

MEDIA (14 awarded)

Broadcast Journalism
Journalism
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
Public Relations/Image Management
Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (15 awarded)

Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (49 awarded)

Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
Medical/Clinical Assistant
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

MUSIC (1 awarded)

Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (1 awarded)

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (4 awarded)

Dietetic Technician (DTR)
Health and Physical Education
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (13 awarded)

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (33 awarded)

Commercial Photography
Film/Cinema Studies
Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

Real Estate

SCIENCE (38 awarded)

Biological and Physical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Geology/Earth Science
Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (21 awarded)

Fire Science/Fire-fighting