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.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at ARC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total27,4224,33423,088
Men14,2102,00512,205
Women13,2122,32910,883

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.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at American River College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1507674
Asian3,2941,5401,754
Black or African American1,8397831,056
Hispanic8,6825,0533,629
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander254121133
White10,0614,9545,107
Two or More Races1,413643770
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,6781,021657
Total 27,42214,21013,212

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.
Population by Student Age at American River College
TotalMenWomen
Total27,422 14,21013,212
Under 182,036 8541,182
18-194,825 2,4372,388
20-213,686 1,9061,780
22-243,545 1,9261,619
25-294,190 2,3171,873
30-343,272 1,8471,425
35-392,228 1,1931,035
40-492,283 1,1291,154
50-641,167 512655
65 and over190 89101
Total 27,422 14,21013,212

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.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total27,422
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes14,286
Enrolled Some in Online Classes4,607
Not Enrolled in Online Classes8,529
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)14,286
California Residents14,086
Other State in U.S.0
Outside of U.S.18
Unknown182