Feather River College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a quiet rural area.

Overview

Feather River Community College District, also known as FRC, is a two-year, community college located in Quincy, California, United States. The college campus sits on an area of more than 250 acres and has a variety of wildlife. The campus also has a resident deer herd. The college offers several degrees and certificate programs and is divided into various academic departments. FRC also offers a number of scholarship programs such as the FRC Foundation Scholarship, Cooperative Work Experience Education Scholarship, TRIO Scholarship, Plumas Bank Scholarship, and many more.

The student clubs of FRC are open to all students. Some of these organizations are the Students in Free Enterprise, Student Environmental Association, Chess and Game Club, Science, Math & Engineering Club, Art Club, Veterans Club, and College Soup: A Christian Fellowship.

FRC participates in a variety of sports including baseball, softball, men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, rodeo, and volleyball. They are called the Golden Eagles.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in agricultural science and management, animal science and care, liberal arts, nutrition and exercise therapy, and conservation and resource management.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• 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.
• 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 1,495 in 2009-2010 (1,292 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 47% of the student body. About 30% 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 (12 awarded)

• Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology
• Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (15 awarded)

• Equestrian/Equine Studies

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Environmental Studies
• Forestry
• Natural Resources/Conservation
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (5 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies

LAW (0 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (85 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (15 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

SCIENCE (2 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (5 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice/Police Science