Cosumnes River College
Cosumnes River College is a public community college in Sacramento, California. It opened in 1970, taking its name from the Cosumnes River, which flows a few miles to the south. As of Fall 2018, enrollment was at 14,439 students at its main and satellite campus in Elk Grove, California. The college is part of the Los Rios Community College District and part of 4 colleges under the district after Folsom Lake College, a former satellite campus, attained independence in 2004.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $8,043
- Undergraduate enrollment: 23,132
- Graduation rate (150%): 40%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 19%
- Student to faculty ratio: 29:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $42,446
- Median earnings (8 years): $38,081
- Median earnings (6 years): $33,490
- Control: Public
- Locale: City, large
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Sacramento, CA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Cosumnes River College include Biological and Physical Sciences, Business Administration and Management, Biology.
- Biological and Physical Sciences (239 associate)
- Business Administration and Management (221 associate)
- Biology (137 associate)
- Humanities (123 associate)
- Psychology (97 associate)
- Automobile (72 bachelor's)
- Social Sciences (37 associate)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric (34 associate)
- Sociology (32 associate)
- Business (44 associate)
Degree mix: Business 41%, Engineering 1%, Computer Science 14%, Health 13%, Biological Sciences 13%, Psychology 10%, Communication 7%, Other 1%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Cosumnes River College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $5,045 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $5,045
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $4,487
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $7,193
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $9,760
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $11,911
- In-state tuition and fees: $1,288
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $12,616
- Books and supplies: $1,152
- Off-campus room and board: $22,086
- Off-campus with family: $6,022
- Typical cost of attendance: $14,202
- Sticker vs net gap: 43%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 26%
- Federal loan recipients: 3%
- Average institutional grant: $873
- Average federal loan: $7,181
- Median debt at graduation: $10,722
Admissions
Cosumnes River College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 23,132
- Women: 57%
- Part-time undergraduates: 75%
- Age 25 and older: 34%
- Graduation rate: 40%
- Come back after freshman year: 74%
- First-generation: 51%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 69%
- Student to faculty: 29:1
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Cosumnes River College acceptance rate? Cosumnes River College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Cosumnes River College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $5,045 a year after aid. Average net price is $8,043.
What majors does Cosumnes River College offer? Popular programs include Biological and Physical Sciences, Business Administration and Management, Biology, Humanities, Psychology.
What is the average salary after Cosumnes River College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $42,446 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Cosumnes River College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 19% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 40%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Cosumnes River College official site: https://www.crc.losrios.edu/.