Sierra College

5100 Sierra College Blvd
Rocklin, CA 95677

Sierra College provides a supportive learning environment to students with diverse goals, abilities, and needs. The College's programs and services promote personal and professional success, leadership, critical thinking, civic responsibility, and innovation. Its students will become contributing citizens of the complex and changing communities in which they live and work.

School Highlights

Sierra College serves 18,226 students (38% of students are full-time).

The college's student:teacher ratio of 23:1 is lower than the state community college average of 24:1.

Minority enrollment is 49% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 77%.

The teacher population of 802 teachers has grown by 85% over five years.

	Sierra College	(CA) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional
Institution Level	At least 2 but less than 4 years	At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control	Public	Public
Total Faculty	802 staff	308 staff

School Calendar	Link to School Calendar

The student population of Sierra College has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 23:1 has decreased from 44:1 over five years.

The Sierra College diversity score of 0.65 is less than the state average of 0.70. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

Total Enrollment	18,226 students	8,365 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	23:1	24:1

# Full-Time Students	6,984 students	2,015 students

# Part-Time Students	11,242 students	6,350 students


Total Dormitory Capacity	120 students	140 students

% American Indian/Alaskan	-	-

% Asian	7%	12%

% Hispanic	28%	47%

% Black	3%	6%

% White	51%	23%

% Hawaiian	1%	-
% Two or more races	6%	4%

% Non Resident races	1%	2%

% Unknown races	3%	6%

Diversity Score	0.65	0.70

College Completion Rate	35%	32%

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$34,800	$34,700

The public in-state tuition of $1,150 is less than the state average of $1,997. The in-state tuition has stayed relatively flat over four years.

The public out-state tuition of $6,190 is less than the state average of $7,123. The out-state tuition has stayed relatively flat over four years.

In-State Tuition Fees	$1,150	$1,997

Out-State Tuition Fees	$6,190	$7,123

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	80%	79%

Median Debt for Graduates (Year 2019)	$13,563	$10,376
Median Debt for Dropouts	$9,500	$6,000

Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS

Sierra College is a fully accredited, two-year community college located in north central California. We serve Placer, Nevada and portions of El Dorado and Sacramento counties. Our primary campus is located in Rocklin just minutes from Sacramento. Other facilities include our 105-acre Sierra College Nevada County Campus in Grass Valley, and leased centers in Roseville and Truckee. At Sierra College our focus is on student learning and high quality teaching, not research or publication. Sierra College has a national reputation based on excellence in such academic areas as Computer Science, Math, Electronics, Nursing, Early Childhood Education and many more! We are 13th of all United States community colleges in awarding Associate Degrees – 1st in California. We also have the only nationally accredited community college Student Health Center. Our courses focus on the real life application of current issues and technologies, and are primarily taught by instructors with masters degrees in their fields. Many are experts in their fields and currently working in the private sector. Quality instruction contributes to Sierra College being ranked first in Northern California in transfers to the University of California and California State University systems. Online courses are available in our Distance Learning program. These are credit courses which allow you to complete much of your college studies from your own home, using the internet or television.

The nearest community college to Sierra College is Carrington College-Citrus Heights (8.9 miles away).