College fees disgust some CA students during pandemic
Nick Subia, Staff Writer
October 4, 2020
While some California college students say they are pleased with their school’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, others say they are infuriated that the closure of campuses was not followed by a reduction in cost of attendance. While all local colleges have offered their students federal eme...
American River College’s tutoring program makes virtual change
Brandon Zamora, Opinion Editor
September 16, 2020
By: Brandon Zamora [email protected] This semester, with most classes at American River College, offered only online, the school’s tutoring center staff has had to adapt to this situation to offer students helpful resources to succeed in their courses. Since only faculty, staff member...
Students urge faculty to take campus equity seriously at forum
March 9, 2020
[email protected] As part of Black History Month, a group of American River College students and faculty listened in on talks given by members of the Umoja Sakhu Learning Community on Feb. 19. The subjects covered issues that affect students in ARC classrooms, such as religion and racism in and ...
A survey of 2020
February 27, 2020
[email protected] The 2020 Census will take place on April 1. The Census, which is a detailed survey of the United States population, takes place every decade. Noel Mora, public policy and administration major at Sacramento State University, volunteers for the Sac County Census Latinx Committee, which ...
ARC Staff sick of lack of leave
February 20, 2020
Jeff Sacha, a full time sociology professor, and Sara Smith, history professor, at American River College, want to start their own families. However, the maternal/paternal leave for faculty in the Los Rios Community College District is a single day. In comparison, the California Teachers Association...
Assembly bill eliminates standardized English and math placement tests at ARC
February 6, 2019
Students who are starting their general education at American River College this semester will see changes to their English and math level placement with the implementation of Assembly Bill 705, which has reduced the number of available lower level classes as well as eliminated the placement test. Signed b...
ARC holds preliminary town hall meeting for Equity Plan
November 13, 2018
An Equity and Inclusion Town Hall Summit, hosted by the Equity Programs and Pathways department on Oct. 26, sparked a gamut of conversation amongst a diverse group of people. The goal of the summit is to make American River College a more equitable campus and to improve the success of its students by ...
California College Promise replaces BOG Waiver
October 2, 2018
The California College Promise Grant, enacted to waive tuition costs for first-time students attending community college, will provide approximately 39,000 students in the Los Rios Community College District with free tuition. Written by California assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), the Cali...
Student seeks help in restoration of Kohler Creek
October 2, 2018
American River College student Kia Williams, who is majoring in environmental conservation, will lead a creek clean up for the creek on campus, Kohler Creek. Williams is seeking the help of others to participate in the restoration of the creek environment, where she will be informing participants about in...
ARC receives nearly $3.75 million in grants to fund underprivileged middle and high school students
October 5, 2016
American River College (ARC) was recently awarded three federal Talent Search grants, totaling approximately $3.75M, that will go to serving middle and high school students in our region, according to a press release from ARC Public Information Officer Joan Kudin. Each grant will serve 500 6th through 12th g...
Academic Senate supports proposal of new department, listens to struggling departments
September 11, 2016
The Academic Senate of American River College heard the head of the nursing department, professor Julie Blaney, make her case for creating a Certified Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide(CNA/HHA) department at Thursday’s meeting. Blaney said that in California, the CNA/HHA licensing program and the nursing...
State community college chancellor to retire next year
December 2, 2015
California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice Harris, a former chancellor of the Los Rios Community College District, announced that he is retiring in April. Harris joked that he “failed” at retirement last time — he was only retired for about a month in 2012 — and plans on spending time...
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