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American River College
Sacramento, CA · Public · 25,621 students · mostly associate degrees
85th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$7,999
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$16,384
Graduation rate
37%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$40,162
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$9,625
Pell grant recipients
21%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
139 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree64 grads/yr$122,386Survey Research/Methodology · Associate's Degree397 grads/yr$47,731Biological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree295 grads/yr$43,319
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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