Cosumnes River College: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - Below AverageSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - ExcellentCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Excellent

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Cosumnes River College is a large two-year, public school with 13,295 students enrolled. This college was originated in 1970 and is one of the 18 colleges located in Sacramento, California.

Academic Offerings

At Cosumnes River College you can obtain your 1-year certificate, associate's degree, or 2-year certificate.

Majors
Offered
83
Cosumnes River College follows a semester-based curriculum calendar system and lets you to select from 83 majors. The most popular concentrations are General Studies, Biology, Business, Management, and Psychology. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a positive sign. Nevertheless, if you are planning to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Cosumnes River College student retention rate is fair at 72% (close to California average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention
72%
Fair
The graduation rate at Cosumnes River College is low: 39%. Roughly 13% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at Cosumnes River College is a bit disappointing -- 27:1. Learn more about faculty at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition charges are close to the nationwide median - around $9,500 a year. The additional fees at Cosumnes River College (not included in tuition costs) are nearly $1,300; this makes it a total of $10,800 a year.

Read the details about Cosumnes River College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
The college might accept your dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) at entry.

To request the most accurate and up-to-date information about studying at Cosumnes River College and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (916) 688-7344 or check Cosumnes River College Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
B+
Dicey
Cosumnes River College offers a distance education program and study abroad programs.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Cosumnes River College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

ROTC
Available
No
Currently there is no on-campus housing at Cosumnes River College.

Based on the college crime data, Cosumnes River College appears to be a generally safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Cosumnes River College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Cosumnes River College
8401 Center Parkway
Sacramento, California
95823-5799, USA
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