Offered Programs at ARC
Offered Degrees/Programs
Cert., AS
Total Number of Programs
198
Total Number of Completers
3,990
American River College offers 198 programs through Certificate and Associate. By degree types, it offers 95 Associate, 44 1-2 Years certificates, 1 2-4 Years Certificate programs.
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,990 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from American River College.
Number of Programs with Completers
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 2,570 Associate and 1,084 1-2 Years certificates were awareded by ARC.
Number of Programs | Number of Online Programs | Number of Completers | |
---|---|---|---|
Associate | 95 | 0 | 2,570 |
1-2 Years certificates | 44 | 0 | 1,084 |
2-4 Years Certificate | 1 | 0 | - |
Total | 198 | 0 | 3,990 |
Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)
The following table shows the best programs at American River College based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
Field of Study | Median Earning after Graduation |
---|---|
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | $91,500 |
Social Sciences | $19,500 |
Popular Programs with Most Completers
The following table lists the popular programs at American River College based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2022-2023.
Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
---|---|---|
Social Sciences | 411 | $19,500 |
Biological and Physical Sciences | 353 | - |
Business Administration and Management | 277 | - |
Psychology | 172 | - |
Physical Sciences | 129 | - |
Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
---|---|---|
Child Care Provider/Assistant | 91 | - |
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide | 31 | - |
Biomedical Technology/Technician | 28 | - |
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 22 | - |
Natural Resources/Conservation | 21 | - |
Major Programs by Offered Degree
The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at ARC by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Agriculture
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Agriculture | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | ✕ | 1 | - |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping | ✕ | 2 | - |
Communications Technologies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Communications Technologies | ✕ | 11 completers | - |
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant | ✕ | 1 | - |
Recording Arts Technology/Technician | ✕ | 10 | - |
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects | ✕ | 0 | - |
Computer and Information Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | ✕ | 0 | - |
Computer Graphics | ✕ | 3 | - |
Personal and Culinary Services
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Personal and Culinary Services | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts | ✕ | 6 | - |
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager | ✕ | 0 | - |
Engineering Technology
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Engineering Technology | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
Telecommunications Technology/Technician | ✕ | 2 | - |
Biomedical Technology/Technician | ✕ | 1 | - |
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician | ✕ | 3 | - |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
American Sign Language (ASL) | ✕ | 0 | - |
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation | ✕ | 7 | - |
Work and Family Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Work and Family Studies | ✕ | 27 completers | - |
Adult Development and Aging | ✕ | 5 | - |
Child Care and Support Services Management | ✕ | 7 | - |
Child Care Provider/Assistant | ✕ | 15 | - |
Legal Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Legal Studies | ✕ | 38 completers | - |
Legal Assistant/Paralegal | ✕ | 38 | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities | ✕ | 787 completers | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 787 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
Criminal Justice/Police Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician | ✕ | 13 | - |
Social Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Social Sciences | ✕ | 11 completers | - |
Geographic Information Science and Cartography | ✕ | 11 | - |
Geography (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
Construction Trades
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Construction Trades | ✕ | 114 completers | - |
Carpentry/Carpenter | ✕ | 9 | - |
Electrician | ✕ | 52 | - |
Drywall Installation/Drywaller | ✕ | 53 | - |
Mechanics and Repairers
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Mechanics and Repairers | ✕ | 14 completers | - |
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair | ✕ | 8 | - |
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology | ✕ | 2 | - |
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 4 | - |
Precision Production Trades
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Precision Production Trades | ✕ | 14 completers | - |
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking | ✕ | 10 | - |
Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 1 | - |
Cabinetmaking and Millwork | ✕ | 3 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
Fashion/Apparel Design | ✕ | 1 | - |
Interior Design | ✕ | 1 | - |
Drawing | ✕ | 0 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | ✕ | 0 | - |
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | ✕ | 7 | - |
Business
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Business | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
Retail Management | ✕ | 2 | - |
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | ✕ | 7 | - |
Real Estate | ✕ | 4 | - |
Total | 1,084 |
Mechanics and Repairers
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Mechanics and Repairers | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Total | 0 |
Agriculture
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Agriculture | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping | ✕ | 5 | - |
Plant Nursery Operations and Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
Natural Resources and Conservation
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Natural Resources and Conservation | ✕ | 15 completers | - |
Natural Resources/Conservation | ✕ | 15 | - |
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
Area Studies (other) | ✕ | 2 | - |
Women's Studies | ✕ | 7 | - |
Communication and Journalism
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Communication and Journalism | ✕ | 27 completers | - |
Speech Communication and Rhetoric | ✕ | 19 | - |
Journalism | ✕ | 8 | - |
Advertising | ✕ | 0 | - |
Communications Technologies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Communications Technologies | ✕ | 40 completers | - |
Recording Arts Technology/Technician | ✕ | 17 | - |
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design | ✕ | 23 | - |
Computer and Information Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 108 completers | - |
Computer Programming/Programmer | ✕ | 24 | - |
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications | ✕ | 0 | - |
Computer Science | ✕ | 38 | - |
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration | ✕ | 8 | - |
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | ✕ | 15 | - |
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | ✕ | 13 | - |
Computer Support Specialist | ✕ | 10 | - |
Personal and Culinary Services
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Personal and Culinary Services | ✕ | 40 completers | - |
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science | ✕ | 25 | - |
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts | ✕ | 0 | - |
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager | ✕ | 15 | - |
Engineering
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Engineering | ✕ | 29 completers | - |
Pre-Engineering | ✕ | 29 | - |
Engineering Technology
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Engineering Technology | ✕ | 10 completers | - |
Biomedical Technology/Technician | ✕ | 6 | - |
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician | ✕ | 4 | - |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 85 completers | - |
Foreign Languages and Literatures | ✕ | 59 | - |
Spanish Language and Literature | ✕ | 16 | - |
American Sign Language (ASL) | ✕ | 7 | - |
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation | ✕ | 3 | - |
Work and Family Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Work and Family Studies | ✕ | 82 completers | - |
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | ✕ | 5 | - |
Adult Development and Aging | ✕ | 12 | - |
Child Care Provider/Assistant | ✕ | 61 | - |
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management | ✕ | 4 | - |
Legal Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Legal Studies | ✕ | 46 completers | - |
Legal Assistant/Paralegal | ✕ | 46 | - |
English Language and Literature
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
English Language and Literature | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
English Language and Literature | ✕ | 13 | - |
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | ✕ | 0 | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 1 | - |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Biological and Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 13 | - |
Mathematics and Statistics
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Mathematics and Statistics | ✕ | 31 completers | - |
Mathematics | ✕ | 31 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | ✕ | 388 completers | - |
Biological and Physical Sciences | ✕ | 367 | - |
Behavioral Sciences | ✕ | 21 | - |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | ✕ | 30 completers | - |
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | ✕ | 1 | - |
Health and Physical Education/Fitness | ✕ | 10 | - |
Kinesiology and Exercise Science | ✕ | 19 | - |
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Philosophy and Religious Studies | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
Philosophy | ✕ | 1 | - |
Physical Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Physical Sciences | ✕ | 116 completers | - |
Physical Sciences | ✕ | 109 | - |
Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 1 | - |
Physics | ✕ | 6 | - |
Psychology
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Psychology | ✕ | 159 completers | - |
Psychology | ✕ | 159 | - |
Psychology (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting | ✕ | 100 completers | - |
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ✕ | 76 | - |
Criminal Justice/Police Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician | ✕ | 24 | - |
Social Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Social Sciences | ✕ | 585 completers | $19,500 |
Social Sciences | ✕ | 411 | $19,500 |
Anthropology | ✕ | 26 | - |
Economics | ✕ | 60 | - |
Geography | ✕ | 3 | - |
Geographic Information Science and Cartography | ✕ | 6 | - |
Geography (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
International Relations and Affairs | ✕ | 3 | - |
Political Science and Government | ✕ | 31 | - |
Sociology | ✕ | 45 | - |
Construction Trades
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Construction Trades | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
Carpentry/Carpenter | ✕ | 0 | - |
Electrician | ✕ | 1 | - |
Drywall Installation/Drywaller | ✕ | 0 | - |
Mechanics and Repairers
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Mechanics and Repairers | ✕ | 23 completers | - |
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair | ✕ | 16 | - |
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician | ✕ | 1 | - |
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 5 | - |
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 1 | - |
Precision Production Trades
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Precision Production Trades | ✕ | 11 completers | - |
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking | ✕ | 1 | - |
Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 10 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 73 completers | - |
Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 9 | - |
Dance | ✕ | 0 | - |
Fashion/Apparel Design | ✕ | 6 | - |
Interior Design | ✕ | 8 | - |
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | ✕ | 7 | - |
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology | ✕ | 4 | - |
Film/Cinema/Video Studies | ✕ | 7 | - |
Art/Art Studies | ✕ | 16 | - |
Music | ✕ | 16 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 122 completers | - |
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | ✕ | 25 | - |
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | ✕ | 9 | - |
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | ✕ | 17 | - |
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | ✕ | 15 | - |
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 56 | $91,500 |
Business
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Business | ✕ | 360 completers | - |
Business/Commerce | ✕ | 25 | - |
Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 238 | - |
Office Management and Supervision | ✕ | 1 | - |
Retail Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | ✕ | 59 | - |
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ✕ | 9 | - |
Small Business Administration/Management | ✕ | 12 | - |
Real Estate | ✕ | 13 | - |
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations | ✕ | 3 | - |
History
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
History | ✕ | 20 completers | - |
History | ✕ | 20 | - |
Total | 2,570 |