Sacramento, California · Public
Geography and Cartography at American River College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.5% reported program-share signal, $7,999 school-wide net price, and $40,162 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 128 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.5% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~128
- Schools with reported signal
- 395
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 36.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $7,999/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $31,996
- Median debt
- $9,625
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $40,162/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.5%), school-wide average net price ($7,999), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($40,162), and peer averages from 395 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 395 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($7,664 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($15,859 below). Together, those evidence points place American River College in the top 24% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,090 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.3% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.2% reported share · $2,129 net A+ 
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 0.0% reported share · $1,947 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 0.5% reported share · $3,148 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Geography and Cartography accounts for 0.5% of reported programs at American River College, which is bigger than 66% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 128 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
American River College's average net price is $7,999 per year, about $31,996 over four years. That is $7,664 below the $15,663 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $40,162 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $15,859 below the $56,021 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks American River College #96 of 395 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.