Type Community college Website www.arc.losrios.edu Mascot Bucky the Beaver Founded 1955 | Established 1955 Phone +1 916-484-8011 Number of students 42,141 Colors White, Blue, Red | |
Address 4700 College Oak Dr, Sacramento, CA 95841, USA Notable alumni Similar Cosumnes River College, Sacramento City College, Sierra College, Folsom Lake College, California State University Profiles |
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American River College (ARC) is a California community college located in the unincorporated community of Foothill Farms, California in northern Sacramento County, California.
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- American river college 5 things to avoid
- American river college football
- History
- Campus
- Organization and administration
- Academic profile
- Student life
- Sport
- Notable people
- Notable sportspeople
- References
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History
The college was opened in 1955 as American River Junior College, on the site of the old Grant Technical College. It moved to its current location in 1958, occupying eight newly built office complexes and the original Cameron ranch house. In 1965 the college became a part of the Los Rios Community College District and became American River College. Today, along with Cosumnes River College, Folsom Lake College and Sacramento City College, ARC is directed by a seven-member board of trustees elected by voters residing in the district.
The climactic police showdown of the 1986 Emilio Estevez and Demi Moore film Wisdom was filmed on the American River campus, including in and around Beaver Stadium.
During the period of 2004-2013, the college opened a variety of new facilities, including buildings for Health Education, Theater & Music, Kinesiology, and Life Science and Fine Arts. In addition, the college also expanded its bookstore and library and opened a new Student Center and parking garage.
In 2008 the student government supported California Proposition 8 which sought to restrict marriage to opposite-sex couples. In 2010 the Board of Trustees lost a lawsuit against the student government.
Campus
The college occupies a 155-acre (63 ha) site on the old Cameron Ranch in northern Sacramento County.
Organization and administration
The college is part of the California Community Colleges System.
Academic profile
Current enrollment is 35,000 full-time and part-time students, making it one of the largest community colleges in California. ARC has published its own literary journal since 1984, the American River Review, which has won numerous national awards and recognitions, including the National Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press and Gold Crowns from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
It is the choice of many students in the greater Sacramento area, serving as a launching point for later transfer to competitive four-year universities such as the University of California, Davis and California State University, Sacramento. It transfers more students to UC Davis and CSU Sacramento than any other community college. Nontransfer students may enroll for certification in technical/vocational programs, continuing education credit, or personal enrichment. The college also offers three different types of online learning: online, hybrid, and web-enhanced.
Student life
The campus has its own newspaper, the American River Current, and its own English as a Second Language newsletter, The Parrot.
Sport
The college athletics teams are nicknamed the Beavers.