American River College Business Programs

American River College is a public institution situated in Sacramento, California. Sacramento is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

American River College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at American River.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#6	Most Popular Real Estate Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Most Popular Economics Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#39	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards American River has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#31	Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Schools	College Factual
#47	Best General Business Administration and Management Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#49	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#100	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#231	Best Value Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#232	Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual

Where Is American River College?

Contact details for American River are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4700 College Oak Dr, Sacramento, CA 95841-4286
Phone:	916-484-8011
Website:	www.arc.losrios.edu/

How Do I Get Into American River?

You can apply to American River online at: https://www.arc.losrios.edu/admissions/get-started-and-apply

American River College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford American River College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At American River, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $5,860 a year. That adds up to $23,440 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at American River is 14.9%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

American River College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 25,422 undergraduate students at American River, with 4,989 being full-time and 20,433 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,989 full-time undergraduates at American River, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of American River College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	645
Black or African American	300
Hispanic or Latino	1,143
White	2,299
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	571

Over 48 countries are represented at American River. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, South Korea, and China.

Online Learning at American River College

In 2019-2020, 15,778 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at American River has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of American River

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at American River College was 19.2%. This is the #957 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at American River regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

American River College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	16	277	1	294
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	9	50	10	69
General Economics	0	48	0	48
General Business/Commerce	2	29	0	31
Small Business Administration/Management	8	10	0	18
Real Estate	0	8	6	14
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	5	5	0	10
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	4	3	0	7
Retail Management	0	0	1	1
Office Administration	0	0	0	0
Advertising	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	44	430	18	492

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.