American River College

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'''American River College''' (ARC) is a two-year [[community college]] located in the southern edge of unincorporated [[Foothill Farms, California|Foothill Farms]] in [[Sacramento County]], [[California]].

The college was opened in 1955 as American River Junior College, on the site of the old Grant Technical College. In 1965 the college became a part of the [[Los Rios Community College District]] and became American River College. Today, along with [[Cosumnes River College]], [[Folsom Lake College]] and [[Sacramento City College]], ARC is directed by a seven-member board of trustees elected by voters residing in the district.

Current enrollment is 32,690 full-time and part-time students, making it one of the largest community colleges in California. The campus also has its own newspaper, The American River Current and its own English as a Second Language newsletter, The Parrot.

It is the choice of many students in the greater Sacramento area, serving as a launching point for the competitive four-year universities such as the [[University of California, Davis]] and [[California State University, Sacramento]].

== Notable alumni and attendees ==
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* [[Adrian Lamo]] - former grey-hat computer hacker
* [[Smosh|Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox]] - the creators of [[Smosh]]
* [[Anthony Swofford]] - author of ''[[Jarhead (book)|Jarhead]]''
* [[Brian Posehn]] - comedian, co-star of [[The Sarah Silverman Program]]
* [[Nicholas Evans]] - creator of the English Writing 300 course

== Notable athletes ==
* [[Steve Andrade]] - [[pitcher]] for the [[Durham Bulls]], an AAA [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays]] affiliate
* [[Dusty Baker]] - former Major League baseball player and current manager of the [[Cincinnati Reds]]
* [[Dallas Braden]] - left-handed pitcher for the [[Oakland Athletics]]
* [[Jarrett Bush]] - [[defensive back]] for the [[Green Bay Packers]]
* [[Tony Eason]] - eight-year [[National Football League|NFL]] [[quarterback]] for the [[New England Patriots]] and [[New York Jets]]. Started in [[Super Bowl XX]]
* [[Debbie Meyer]] - three-time [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[gold medal]]ist swimmer at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Manny Parra]] - [[pitcher]] for the [[Milwaukee Brewers]]
* [[John Vukovich]] - former [[Major League baseball]] player and former manager of the [[Chicago Cubs]] and [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
* [[Gerald Willhite]] - seven-year [[National Football League|NFL]] [[running back]] for the [[Denver Broncos]]

==External links==
* [http://www.arc.losrios.edu Official site]
* [http://www.arc.losrios.edu/library Library]
* [http://www.americanrivercurrent.com The Current]

[[Category:California Community Colleges System]]
[[Category:Education in Sacramento County, California]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1955]]

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