The Los Rios Community College District is one of the nation’s most respected learning institutions and the second-largest community college district in California, serving the greater Sacramento region. The District's 2,400 square mile service area includes Sacramento and El Dorado counties and parts of Yolo, Placer, and Solano counties and is comprised of four uniquely diverse colleges - American River, Cosumnes River, Folsom Lake, and Sacramento City colleges. In addition to each college’s main campuses, the District offers educational centers in Placerville, Davis, West Sacramento, Elk Grove, Natomas, and Rancho Cordova.  The District also offers specialized workforce and economic development programs for local businesses, governments, and organizations.

Our Vision

Our Colleges offer equity-minded, academically rigorous, student success centered education. Our objective is to help our students successfully achieve their academic goals, whether they want to transfer to a four-year college or university, earn an associate degree, or obtain one of more than 100 certificates in high demand career fields.

Our Commitment to Equity and Diversity

At Los Rios Community College District, we value equity and diversity. That's why we work toward just and fair inclusion into a society in which all people can participate, prosper, and reach their full potential.

No person shall be unlawfully discriminated against, harassed, or excluded from any benefits, activities, or programs because they possess of any of the following characteristics (actual or perceived):

• Ethnic group identification

• Race or color

• Sex, gender, gender identity, or gender expression

• Pregnancy or childbirth-related condition

• Sexual orientation or sexual identity

• Religion or religious creed

• Age (over forty)

• National origin or ancestry

• Physical or mental disability

• Medical condition

• Political affiliation or belief

• Military and veteran status

• Marital status