ARC vs. Sierra College

American River College vs. Sierra College comparison

	American River College	Sierra College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	ARC	Sierra College
Location	Sacramento, CA	Rocklin, CA
Setting	Large Suburban	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	27,422	15,766
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	losrios.edu	sierracollege.edu
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Costs	ARC	Sierra College
Tuition (In State)	$0	$1,104
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,480	$8,496
Room & Board	$17,764	$7,800
Avg Net Price	$7,730	$6,270
Avg Grant Aid	$4,913	$5,067
% Receiving Grant Aid	88%	82%

Admission	ARC	Sierra College
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Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
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Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	ARC	Sierra College
Student to Faculty Ratio	27:1	23:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (20%) Social Sciences (13%) Construction Trades (10%) Business (8%) Health Professions (7%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (22%) Business (17%) General Studies (12%) Social Sciences (10%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (7%)
Outcomes	ARC	Sierra College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$36,600	$36,100
Making Student Loan Payments	26%	32%
Median Student Loan Debt	$12,233	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$126	N/A

Diversity	ARC	Sierra College
% Men	52%	45%
% Women	48%	55%
Racial Diversity	Very High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	46%	58%
% Black	9%	3%
% Hispanic	22%	27%
% Native American	1%	1%
% Pacific Islander	1%	0%
% Two or More Races	6%	5%
% International	1%	1%
% Unknown Race	4%	1%

Students	ARC	Sierra College
% In-State	96%	98%
% Out-of-State	0%	1%
Campus	ARC	Sierra College
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• American River College is larger than than Sierra College based on total student enrollment (27,422 students vs. 15,766 students)

ARC vs. Sierra College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, ARC or Sierra College?

• Sierra College is ?% more expensive to attend than ARC for in-state tuition ($1,104.00 vs. $0.00)
• Out of state tuition is 11.6% higher at ARC than Sierra College ($9,480.00 vs. $8,496.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Sierra College than ARC ($6,270 vs. $7,730)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Sierra College are 127.7% lower than costs at American River College ($7,800 vs. $17,764)
• More students receive financial grant aid at American River College than Sierra College (88% vs. 82%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Sierra College students is 3.1% larger than aid received American River College ($5,067 vs. $4,913)

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

ARC vs. Sierra College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, ARC or Sierra College? 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 Sierra College and ARC.

• Graduates from American River College earn on average $500 more per year than Sierra College graduates after ten years. ($36,600 vs. $36,100)
• More Sierra College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former ARC students, three years after graduation. (32% vs. 26%)

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