Student Population at ARC
Total Enrollment
27,422 (all undergraduate)
Undergraduate
27,422
Online Enrollment
14,286
Men Students
14,210
Women Students
13,212
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 27,422 students have enrolled at American River College (all undergraduate).
By gender, 14,210 male and 13,212 female students are attending American River College. By attendance status, there are 4,334 full-time students and 23,088 part-time students.
The number of students at American River College is very large compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Cosumnes River College and De Anza College, its population is very large (average population is 12,275).
American River College offers online degree/certificate programs and 14,286 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between American River College and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 14,210 male and 13,212 female students attending ARC. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.08 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at ARC.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 27,422 | 4,334 | 23,088 |
Men | 14,210 | 2,005 | 12,205 |
Women | 13,212 | 2,329 | 10,883 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 10,061 White students (36.69%) and 8,682 Hispanic students (31.66%) at American River College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at American River College.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 150 | 76 | 74 |
Asian | 3,294 | 1,540 | 1,754 |
Black or African American | 1,839 | 783 | 1,056 |
Hispanic | 8,682 | 5,053 | 3,629 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 254 | 121 | 133 |
White | 10,061 | 4,954 | 5,107 |
Two or More Races | 1,413 | 643 | 770 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 1,678 | 1,021 | 657 |
Total | 27,422 | 14,210 | 13,212 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 14,092 students whose age under twenty five and 9,140 students whose age is over thirty years old at American River College.
Especially, 2,036 students are younger than eighteen and 190 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at American River College.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 27,422 | 14,210 | 13,212 |
Under 18 | 2,036 | 854 | 1,182 |
18-19 | 4,825 | 2,437 | 2,388 |
20-21 | 3,686 | 1,906 | 1,780 |
22-24 | 3,545 | 1,926 | 1,619 |
25-29 | 4,190 | 2,317 | 1,873 |
30-34 | 3,272 | 1,847 | 1,425 |
35-39 | 2,228 | 1,193 | 1,035 |
40-49 | 2,283 | 1,129 | 1,154 |
50-64 | 1,167 | 512 | 655 |
65 and over | 190 | 89 | 101 |
Total | 27,422 | 14,210 | 13,212 |
Online Student Population
At American River College, 18,893 students (68.90% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 14,286 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 14,086 students live in California where American River College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total | 27,422 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 14,286 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 4,607 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 8,529 |
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 14,286 |
California Residents | 14,086 |
Other State in U.S. | 0 |
Outside of U.S. | 18 |
Unknown | 182 |