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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at American River College

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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at American River College

Every substance abuse/addiction counseling school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the substance abuse/addiction counseling program at American River College stacks up to those at other schools.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling section at the bottom of this page.

American River Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

American River Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Rankings

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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the substance abuse/addiction counseling majors at American River College.

American River Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate’s Program

67% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of substance abuse/addiction counseling associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in substance abuse/addiction counseling only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at American River may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

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American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in substance abuse/addiction counseling.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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