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Student enrollment is on the upswing as in-person classes and activities come back to campus. (Photo by Shy Bell)

Enrollment increases at ARC

Shy Bell, A&C Editor September 26, 2023

American River College’s enrollment is up, gaining more than 2,000 students since last fall. The Los Rios Community College District has seen a gain of over 6,000 students, a 9.31% increase from the...

In-person learning is increasing among students and the American River College campus is coming back to life. (Photo by Shy Bell)

Enrollment has increased at ARC since the spring 2022 semester

Carla Montaruli and Shy Bell April 21, 2023

Enrollment is back up at American River College and the number of in-person classes has increased, even as the continuation of online courses has allowed fraudulent enrollment to persist.  The data...

American River College President Melanie Dixon met with staff via Zoom on Aug. 26 to discuss the student experience and how to improve enrollment. (Photo via the ARC website)

ARC President Melanie Dixon meets with staff to discuss the student experience

Lorraine Barron, Managing Editor September 5, 2022

Melanie Dixon, president of American River College, met with employees via Zoom on Aug. 26 to discuss the students' experience and how to improve the outreach of enrollment. Dixon wanted to acknowledge...

Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley gave an update on important topics for California community college students during the Feb. 22, 2022, Student Media Teleconference. (Photo Illustration by Jaqueline Ruvalcaba)

CCC Chancellor urges students to submit financial aid application

Jaqueline Ruvalcaba, Staff Writer March 1, 2022

The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office hosted the first Student Media Teleconference for the spring 2022 semester on Feb. 22. Eloy Ortiz Oakley, CCC chancellor, spoke with students about...

Students gather on club day prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in the fall semster of 2019 at American River College. ARC and other Los Rios Community College District  schools have seen a significant decrease in student enrollment from the spring 2021 semester to the spring semester of 2022, due to complications from the pandemic. (File Photo)

ARC experiences significant decrease in student enrollment

Samuel Berg and Rayan Ali February 17, 2022

Since the beginning of COVID-19, colleges throughout California, including American River College, have seen student enrollment numbers drop. According to Frank Kobayashi, vice president of instruction...

On Nov. 19, the Associated Student Boday ay American River College discussed how Beaver Cares can help lower income students during the holidays, in the fall semester of 2021. Beaver Cares provides cookware and classes to better a student’s holiday season. (Screenshot via ARCs ASB Meeting)

ASB discusses Beaver Cares for ARC students

Samuel Berg, Staff Writer December 5, 2021

The Associated Student Body of American River College discussed spring 2022 semester information as well as how to improve student well-being with the holidays approaching during its Nov. 19 meeting. ASB...

Frank Kobayashi, the new vice president of instruction at American River College, oversees over 12 deans and over 1,000 full and part-time faculty, in the fall semester of 2021. (Photo courtesy of Frank Kobayashi)

Frank Kobayashi becomes new vice president of instruction at ARC

Cynsere Kelly, Sports Editor November 19, 2021

Many of the people who make American River College successful aren’t necessarily well known to most students—but they play important roles.  One of those people is Frank Kobayashi, the vice president...

Enrollment fraud has increased at American River College and many other California Community Colleges, as classes have been primarily taught online due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the fall semester  of 2021. (Photo via Unsplash)

Fraudulent enrollment hits California community colleges hard due to online learning

Cynsere Kelly, Sports Editor September 19, 2021

American River College and other Los Rios colleges have been affected by a surge of suspected fraud enrollment, which has also affected other colleges throughout the state according to the Los Rios Community...

Community college campuses across California, including American River College, have seen a significant decrease in student enrollment with the transition to online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the fall semester of 2021. (Photo via Unsplash)

Community colleges throughout California experience decreased enrollment

Samuel Berg, Staff Writer September 10, 2021

With a new wave of COVID-19 sweeping the nation, many community colleges have seen student enrollment rates drop drastically. According to a study conducted by the National Student Clearinghouse, student...

According to the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, in fall 2019, a total of 3,374 students enrolled in psychology classes and only 69.18% graduated to the next course at American River college, meaning about 11 out of the average 36 in a class failed. (photo by Alex Muegge)

Enrollment system allows students to enroll into advanced psychology classes, only to drop when they find prerequisites are actually required

Alex Muegge, Staff Writer April 15, 2020

American River College psychology students can enroll in any psychology classes next semester without having taken the prerequisites, but they won’t last very long. According to the 2019-2020 American...

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