ARC vs. FLC

American River College vs. Folsom Lake College comparison

	American River College	Folsom Lake College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	ARC	FLC
Location	Sacramento, CA	Folsom, CA
Setting	Large Suburban	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	27,422	8,796
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	losrios.edu	losrios.edu
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Costs	ARC	FLC
Tuition (In State)	$0	$0
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,480	$9,480
Room & Board	$17,764	$17,764
Avg Net Price	$7,730	$7,695
Avg Grant Aid	$4,913	$3,195
% Receiving Grant Aid	88%	86%

Admission	ARC	FLC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
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Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	ARC	FLC
Student to Faculty Ratio	27:1	26:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (20%) Social Sciences (13%) Construction Trades (10%) Business (8%) Health Professions (7%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (48%) General Studies (14%) Work and Family Studies (11%) Business (8%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (4%)
Outcomes	ARC	FLC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$36,600	N/A
Making Student Loan Payments	26%	33%
Median Student Loan Debt	$12,233	$7,750
Median Loan Payment	$126	$80

Diversity	ARC	FLC
% Men	52%	45%
% Women	48%	55%
Racial Diversity	Very High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	46%	59%
% Black	9%	3%
% Hispanic	22%	18%
% Native American	1%	1%
% Pacific Islander	1%	1%
% Two or More Races	6%	6%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	4%	2%

Students	ARC	FLC
% In-State	96%	98%
% Out-of-State	0%	0%
Campus	ARC	FLC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
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Comparable Facts

• American River College is larger than than FLC based on total student enrollment (27,422 students vs. 8,796 students)

ARC vs. FLC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, ARC or FLC?

• American River College and FLC cost the same to attend based on in-state tuition ($0.00 vs. $0.00)
• Out of state tuition is the same at ARC as Folsom Lake College ($9,480.00 vs. $9,480.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Folsom Lake College than ARC ($7,695 vs. $7,730)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Folsom Lake College are 0% lower than costs at American River College ($17,764 vs. $17,764)
• More students receive financial grant aid at American River College than Folsom Lake College (88% vs. 86%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by American River College students is 53.8% larger than aid received Folsom Lake College ($4,913 vs. $3,195)

Which college is harder to get into, ARC or FLC? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between FLC or ARC .

ARC vs. FLC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, ARC or FLC? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between FLC and ARC.

• Folsom Lake College students graduate with a $4,483 lower median federal student loan debt than ARC graduates. ($7,750 vs. $12,233)
• FLC graduates are paying $46 less per month on federal student loans than ARC graduates. ($80 vs. $126)
• More FLC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former ARC students, three years after graduation. (33% vs. 26%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/