Cosumnes River College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in construction trades, mechanics and repair, media, and family and social work.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

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 14,401 in 2009-2010 (8,457 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 59% of the student body. About 14% 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)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (0 awarded)

• Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (12 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (77 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• 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 (28 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

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (45 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 (0 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (3 awarded)

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

ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (70 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
• Human Services

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (5 awarded)

• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Plant Nursery Operations and Management

LIBERAL ARTS (333 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 (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (270 awarded)

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

MEDIA (23 awarded)

• Broadcast Journalism
• Journalism
• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (6 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (40 awarded)

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

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (9 awarded)

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

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (11 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (5 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies
• Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (46 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (14 awarded)

• Fire Science/Fire-fighting