Cosumnes River College

Cosumnes River College is a public community college located in Sacramento, CA. It offers 135 programs through Certificate and Associate's programs. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 1 programs). It is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.
The 2024 tuition & fees are $1,288 for California residents and $12,616 for out-of-state students at Cosumnes River College. Its tuition & fees are more expensive than the average costs ($10,350) of public community colleges in California.
It has 15,744 students that are higher than the average population (5,324 students) of community colleges in California. In addition, 8,000 students have enrolled online exclusively. The student to faculty ratio is 29 to 1 which is higher than the average ratio (23 to 1) of California community colleges. The average earning after 10 years of graduation from the school is $34,900.
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Academic Overview

Cosumnes River College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Sacramento, California.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $1,288 for California residents and $12,616 for other students on average. It offers 135 degree programs through 54 Certificate, 81 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 1 programs (1 Associate's programs).
Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 years, public
Address8401 Center Parkway, Sacramento, CA
Phone916-688-7344
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$1,288
Out-of-State$12,616
Student Population »15,744 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »40%
Transfer-out Rate10%
Retention Rate74% (Full-time)
42% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$3,102
Students to Faculty29:1 (3.45%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation$34,900

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $1,288 for California residents and $12,616 for out-of-state students at Cosumnes River College. Its tuition & fees are more expensive than the average tuition ($10,350) over public community colleges in California.
The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Cosumnes River College. Then, we compare its costs to California community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.
Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
2024 Cost Of Attendance
California ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$1,288$12,616
Books & Supplies$1,152
Off-Campus Living Costs$27,666
Average Financial Aid$3,102
Cost of Attendance$30,106$41,434
After Financial Aid$27,004$38,332
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation$34,900
2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
California ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Cosumnes River College$1,288$12,616
Public Community Colleges in California$1,672$10,350
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$5,207$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Cosumnes River College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 1 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Total Number of Programs
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online ProgramsNOT OFFERED1NOT OFFERED
Total Programs5481NOT OFFERED
The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.
The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.
You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
what is Agriculture program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business OperationsNOT OFFERED 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Landscaping and GroundskeepingNOT OFFERED 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Plant Nursery Operations and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant10 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 9 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Architecture program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Architectural Technology/Technician2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 12 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Ethnic StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED 4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED 24 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED 6 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Broadcast JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Radio and TelevisionNOT OFFERED 19 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AdvertisingNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Communications Technologies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and AssistantNOT OFFERED 8 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED 25 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED 10 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer8 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 34 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignNOT OFFERED 7 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED 7 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Cooking and Related Culinary ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Pre-EngineeringNOT OFFERED 5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
American Sign Language (ASL)NOT OFFERED 4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness StudiesNOT OFFERED 6 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Child Care and Support Services ManagementNOT OFFERED 5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/Assistant10 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 27 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 22 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 20 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED 121 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 121 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
MathematicsNOT OFFERED 25 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED 235 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED 6 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 22 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED 7 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 90 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Human ServicesNOT OFFERED 4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED 39 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED 6 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED 17 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED 5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED 8 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED 41 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Construction Trades program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Building/Construction Site Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED 15 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Building Construction TechnologyNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Mechanics and Repairers program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 15 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Precision Production Trades program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Welding Technology/WelderNOT OFFERED 3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Graphic DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesNOT OFFERED 3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionNOT OFFERED 8 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
PhotographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED 14 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED 3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 29 completers
ONLINE / CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant17 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 16 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/AssistantNOT OFFERED 7 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound TechnicianNOT OFFERED 3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Dietetic TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Business program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 36 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 233 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping14 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 38 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 8 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real EstateNOT OFFERED 5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing OperationsNOT OFFERED 5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is History program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
HistoryNOT OFFERED 8 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 15,744 students at Cosumnes River College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 5,769 male students and 8,030 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total13,7992,98810,811
Male Students5,7691,3664,403
Female Students8,0301,6226,408

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Cosumnes River College, there are 13,294 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 11,518 students were attending classes through distance learning (8,183 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,335 are enrolled in some online courses) .
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment13,294
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses8,183
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses3,335
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,776
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