Folsom Lake College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Folsom Lake College is the fourth campus of Los Rios Community College District. The college received its initial accreditation in 2004. The main campus of FLC is in Folsom, while the college also operates various off-site locations in different parts of the region and 2 outreach centers:

• El Dorado Center in Placerville
• Rancho Cordova Center

Folsom Lake College enrolls more than 6,000 students every year. Around 1,000 different courses are offered in various areas of study. Students can opt for associates degrees in arts and sciences, or chose from over 30 certificate programs.

There are a number of clubs and organizations at Folsom Lake College, including student government, music ensembles, drama and dance clubs and international student groups. The college’s athletic teams are known as the Falcons.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

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

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.

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 9,179 in 2009-2010 (4,745 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 58% 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 (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (49 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

DESIGN (1 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Graphic Design

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Mgmt & Recycling Tech

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (117 awarded)

• Adult Development and Aging
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Human Services

LIBERAL ARTS (442 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• English Language and Literature
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (14 awarded)

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

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (78 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (9 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (16 awarded)

• Psychology