ARC vs. LMC

American River College vs. Los Medanos College comparison

	American River College	Los Medanos College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	ARC	LMC
Location	Sacramento, CA	Pittsburg, CA
Setting	Large Suburban	Midsize Suburban
Enrollment	27,422	7,791
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	losrios.edu	losmedanos.edu
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Costs	ARC	LMC
Tuition (In State)	$0	$1,288
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,480	$8,988
Room & Board	$17,764	$20,493
Avg Net Price	$7,730	$7,459
Avg Grant Aid	$4,913	$4,378
% Receiving Grant Aid	88%	84%

Admission	ARC	LMC
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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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Application Deadline		Aug 9, 2025

Academics	ARC	LMC
Student to Faculty Ratio	27:1	22:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (20%) Social Sciences (13%) Construction Trades (10%) Business (8%) Health Professions (7%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (37%) Health Professions (21%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (11%) Work and Family Studies (8%) Business (7%)
Outcomes	ARC	LMC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$36,600	$40,700
Making Student Loan Payments	26%	43%
Median Student Loan Debt	$12,233	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$126	N/A

Diversity	ARC	LMC
% Men	52%	43%
% Women	48%	57%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	46%	28%
% Black	9%	15%
% Hispanic	22%	38%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	1%	1%
% Two or More Races	6%	8%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	4%	1%

Students	ARC	LMC
% In-State	96%	95%
% Out-of-State	0%	0%
Campus	ARC	LMC
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 LMC based on total student enrollment (27,422 students vs. 7,791 students)

ARC vs. LMC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, ARC or LMC?

• Los Medanos College is ?% more expensive to attend than ARC for in-state tuition ($1,288.00 vs. $0.00)
• Out of state tuition is 5.5% higher at ARC than Los Medanos College ($9,480.00 vs. $8,988.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Los Medanos College than ARC ($7,459 vs. $7,730)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at American River College are 15.4% lower than costs at Los Medanos College ($17,764 vs. $20,493)
• More students receive financial grant aid at American River College than Los Medanos College (88% vs. 84%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by American River College students is 12.2% larger than aid received Los Medanos College ($4,913 vs. $4,378)

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

ARC vs. LMC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

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

• Graduates from Los Medanos College earn on average $4,100 more per year than ARC graduates after ten years. ($40,700 vs. $36,600)
• More LMC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former ARC students, three years after graduation. (43% vs. 26%)

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