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American River College

4700 College Oak Dr, Sacramento, CA 95841 · Public 2-year · (916) 484-8011 · School website

Average net price

$7,999

per year after grants, College Scorecard

Career completions

769

2023-24, IPEDS

Finish on time

36.6%

within 150% of normal time, Scorecard

Students with Pell

21.1%

share of undergraduates, Scorecard

Takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Credit for military training (IPEDS) Open admission (IPEDS)

Career programs at American River College

American River College reported 769 certificate and associate completions in 12 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in carpentry (491). College Scorecard counts 25,621 undergraduates.

Program	Award	Length	Program cost	Completions	Earnings, 1 yr	Funding and results
Carpentry	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	491	Not published
Plumbing	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	68	Not published
Cybersecurity	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	37	Not published
Electrician	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	36	Not published
Welding	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	29	Not published
Automotive	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	22	Not published
IT support	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	21	Not published
Diesel	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	20	Not published
CNA	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	16	Not published	State CNA list
Culinary	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	14	Not published
Home health aide	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	11	Not published
EMT and paramedic	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	4	Not published

Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).

Cost and aid at American River College

What a year costs, 2024-25

Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools: $1,288
Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS: $1,288
Tuition and fees, out of stateIPEDS: $12,616
Books and suppliesIPEDS: $1,152
Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid: $7,999
Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs: $9,625
Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students: $40,162

Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.

American River College net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)

How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.