ARC vs. IVC

American River College vs. Imperial Valley College comparison

	American River College	Imperial Valley College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	ARC	IVC
Location	Sacramento, CA	Imperial, CA
Setting	Large Suburban	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	27,422	7,747
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	losrios.edu	imperial.edu
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Costs	ARC	IVC
Tuition (In State)	$0	$1,104
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,480	$6,624
Room & Board	$17,764	$9,940
Avg Net Price	$7,730	$4,396
Avg Grant Aid	$4,913	$9,207
% Receiving Grant Aid	88%	100%

Admission	ARC	IVC
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	IVC
Student to Faculty Ratio	27:1	31:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (20%) Social Sciences (13%) Construction Trades (10%) Business (8%) Health Professions (7%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (36%) Health Professions (14%) General Studies (8%) Psychology (7%) Social Sciences (7%)
Outcomes	ARC	IVC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$36,600	$28,800
Making Student Loan Payments	26%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$12,233	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$126	N/A

Diversity	ARC	IVC
% Men	52%	44%
% Women	48%	56%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Extremely Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	46%	3%
% Black	9%	1%
% Hispanic	22%	91%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	1%	0%
% Two or More Races	6%	0%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	4%	5%

Students	ARC	IVC
% In-State	96%	93%
% Out-of-State	0%	0%
Campus	ARC	IVC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• American River College is larger than than IVC based on total student enrollment (27,422 students vs. 7,747 students)

ARC vs. IVC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, ARC or IVC?

• Imperial Valley College is ?% more expensive to attend than ARC for in-state tuition ($1,104.00 vs. $0.00)
• Out of state tuition is 43.1% higher at ARC than Imperial Valley College ($9,480.00 vs. $6,624.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Imperial Valley College than ARC ($4,396 vs. $7,730)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Imperial Valley College are 78.7% lower than costs at American River College ($9,940 vs. $17,764)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Imperial Valley College than American River College (100% vs. 88%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Imperial Valley College students is 87.4% larger than aid received American River College ($9,207 vs. $4,913)

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

ARC vs. IVC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, ARC or IVC? 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 IVC and ARC.

• Graduates from American River College earn on average $7,800 more per year than IVC graduates after ten years. ($36,600 vs. $28,800)

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