American River College is a public community college granting certificates and associate degrees. The college primarily serves residents of the six-county Greater Sacramento region who are capable of benefiting from community college instruction. This service is provided through traditional classroom instruction, off-campus centers, and distance education.
ARC exists to ensure students identify their educational goals and needs and successfully accomplish student learning in the following broad educational areas: Developmental education, Career and technical education, General education, and Lower division post-secondary education.