American River College

Sacramento, California · Public

All 4 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr). Another 135 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,599
$30k to $48k	$6,219
$48k to $75k	$9,538
$75k to $110k	$11,652
$110k and up	$13,845
All families (average)	$7,999

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

4 of 139 programs could be assessed 3% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical California high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Social Sciences	Associate's Degree	$47,731	+$10,755	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	411
Biological and Physical Sciences	Associate's Degree	$43,319	+$6,343	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	367
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$122,386	+$85,410	clears the bar	$12,750	0.1 yrs	56
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$100,258 1-year earnings	+$63,282	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	799
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	239
Psychology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	159
Physical Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	109
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	90
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	76
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	73
Economics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Sociology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Mathematics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Political Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Human Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Anthropology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Behavioral Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
History	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Communications and Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Natural Resources and Conservation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Natural Resources and Conservation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
English	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Real Estate	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Theatre	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
American Sign Language	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geography and Cartography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Journalism	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Graphic Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Human Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Taxation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Film and Photography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Special Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Apparel and Textiles	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International Relations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Woodworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Area Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Philosophy	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geology and Earth Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Relations and Advertising	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Psychology, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Carpenters	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dance	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theatre	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fine Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Apparel and Textiles	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biotechnology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.