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The student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current

The student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current

Events for American River College’s Undocumented Action Week, scheduled Oct. 14-18, will be held in the Unite Center, pictured here on Oct. 1, 2024. (Photo by Carter Chitiva)

American River College celebrates 8th Annual ‘Undocumented Student Action Week,’ Oct. 14-18

Carter Chitiva, Staff Writer October 16, 2024

Undocumented Student Action Week has changed over the last 8 years. It has become more action-based and direct support. This event used to be a single day out of the year, and it has been an important...

Whenever students want to transfer they come to the Counseling Transfer Center. (Photo by Clifton Bullock III)

Transferring to a four-year college isn’t always easy, but all students should have equal access

Clifton L. Bullock, Staff Writer May 16, 2024

Students can transfer from community colleges to a four year college or vice versa. People also transfer when they already have degrees, so transferring to different colleges is very common.  Over...

ARC students will be able to have more guests attend their ceremonies with new graduation format. (Photo by Heather Amberson)

ARC to host two graduation ceremonies for the first time

Chris Johnson, Staff Writer May 14, 2024

For the first time in the school’s history, American River College is extending its commencement ceremony to a two-day event that will allow students to increase the amount of guests they have present...

As students go about selecting their classes through eServices, they have the option of selecting classes that are fully in-person, meet through zoom, asynchronous or a hybrid class that combines multiple formats. (Photo Illustration by Joseph Bianchini)

ARC should provide more consistency across class formats

The Current Staff May 6, 2024

What makes the community college route appealing for students is the flexibility it provides in terms of one’s schedule. However, the scheduling inconsistency from class to class makes a student’s...

California community colleges can now offer bachelor’s degrees within specific workforce fields. (Photo via iStock)

Staff and students praise the California community college bachelor pilot program

Jaqueline Ruvalcaba, Staff Writer May 16, 2022

In 2014, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 850, which gave 15 community colleges the ability to offer bachelor’s degrees in specific workforce fields. Last year, Assembly Bill 927 removed the 15 college...

American River College and the Los Rios Community College District have provided thousands of students with Chromebooks and internet access since March 2020. In spring of 2022, ARC is continuing to grant eligible students free Chromebooks to keep permanently in an effort to continue providing students with necessary resources for online learning. (Photo via Pixabay)

ARC grants eligible students free Chromebooks for the semester

Jaqueline Ruvalcaba, Staff Writer March 1, 2022

This spring, American River College is granting eligible students free Chromebooks to keep permanently in an effort to continue providing students with necessary resources for the semester. Students not...

On Feb. 15, 2022, the Los Rios Community College District announced that all classes originally scheduled for on-ground will return to campus on Feb. 22, 2022. (Photo by Heather Amberson)

LRCCD announces return to campuses after starting semester online

Heather Amberson, Editor-In-Chief February 17, 2022

On Feb. 15, the Los Rios Community College District announced in an email from LRCCD Chancellor Brian King that all classes that were originally scheduled to be on-ground will return to campus on Feb....

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...

The Los Rios Community College District is offering multiple scholarships to students on all four campuses. Students have until March 5 to apply for the scholarships that can be worth up to $1,000. (Photo via Pixabay)

LRCCD offers foundation scholarships to all students

Samuel Berg, News Editor February 3, 2022

The Los Rios Community College District is offering multiple scholarships for students in the district, including American River College students.  According to Liz Starbuck, the scholarship coordinator...

According to an announcement by the Los Rios Community College District, because of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, some classes will be switched to an online format until Feb. 22. Other “difficult-to-convert” classes will return on ground on Jan. 31. (Photo by Oden Taylor)

Rise in COVID-19 cases causes spring 2022 semester to begin online

Heather Amberson, Editor-In-Chief January 23, 2022

The spring 2022 semester, which mostly started online, will remain online through Feb. 22, according to an email sent out by the administration on Jan. 21 and a message posted on the Los Rios Community...

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...

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