American River College - Sacramento, California

Yasya

I love studying here!!!
Everyone always willing to help, everything is accessible and easy.
There are free books in library, lots of places to study inside or outside, water, very clean toilets with hygiene items.
I'm very grateful to workers who planted these extremely beautiful flowers we have in our college.
I really love walking in parks, so I really enjoy walking around campuses
You can choose good professors from ratemyprofessor website.
All of them are really helpful in my nursing journey.
I became an A grade student in this college and I have honors for good GPA
College is accessible for me and now it's free because of the FAFSA which they can help you apply to

Kayli M.

I’ll always have fond memories of my time at ARC. Living at home and receiving support from FAFSA allowed me to cover most of my tuition and textbooks, which was a huge relief. The professors were always supportive, the classes engaging, and the entire experience was great. The community and resources available helped me grow both academically and personally.

Breanna M.

I would not recommend this college. Just go elsewhere. Sac city and Folsom lake are a lot better I hear.

Haidee C.

My daughter is attending classes here and it was so annoying that two days a week I waited for her in the car for only 1 hour that lasted the only class she had on those days and I had to pay the parking (yes, once the parking police was about to put a ticket on my windshield because they couldn't see me behind the paying station, I'm way to short, but as soon as I walked towards my car I yelled at them waving the ticket in my hand so they just apologized and got into their golf cart) another thing I don't understand is why the collage FORCE students to pay for Public Transportation (bus) even if they are being dropped by they parents or uber, yes other colleges like SacState give it for free but ONLY to students requesting it because it will be their only way of transportation (my oldest son had to use it since his class schedule didn't allowed me to drive him there). Aside from those 2 things, my daughter loves her classes & teachers and has attended events that she also enjoyed a lot.

Kelsey G.

EDIT TO ADD: I had such a bad experience with ARC that I called other colleges. FLC (Folsom lake college) has been the best experience and they are apart of the los Rios district. I’d recommend going with them if you’re looking to join one of the los Rios colleges. They approved me and I had my student within an hour. The next day I was able to speak to everyone I needed to, and with lots of help from their staff via phone I was enrolled in all my classes within 24 hours of applying. Everyone was extremely friendly and offered so much assistance to me, it blew my mind how different these colleges are for being in the same district.

I called their admissions office for some questions about applying online, they transferred me to the counselors to see if the classes I wanted to apply for were open. The woman who answered told me in a very rude tone that if I don’t call right at 8AM there’s no way I’ll get any assistance because they’re “crazy busy”. The hours of operation are 8AM to 7PM, I’m completely appalled they can’t help students during all hours of operation.
Guess I’ll be looking for another college to attend

Mohammad H. H.

First thing first before you even consider this as your college make sure to accept that every day 15-25 min of your time will be wasted finding a parking spot. Even if you have a parking permit, almost 80% of the parking spots especially those close to offices and classes are marked Staff. I wouldn't trust an institution when they prioritize their staff over their customers.

Mastura B.

The American river colleges very big and beautiful and I love this college.

Manny C.

Great community college probably one of the better community colleges around and so many classes to choose from.