Sierra College
Sierra College at a Glance
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About Sierra College
According to Wikipedia, Sierra College is a public community college in Rocklin, California. It is part of the Sierra Joint Community College District, a district that covers over , serves Placer, Nevada and parts of El Dorado and Sacramento counties.
Sierra College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 72% | 44% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Sierra College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $1,448 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Sierra College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Sierra College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $48,499 a year, and 81% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Sierra College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 25,455 | 25,455 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Sierra College?
Sierra College is located at 5100 Sierra College Blvd, Rocklin, CA 95677-3397.
How Safe is Sierra College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Sierra College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Sierra College has a violent crime rate of 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Rocklin has a violent crime rate of 0.17% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.93%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Sierra College Known For?
Sierra College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Criminal Justice
- Earth Sciences
- Psychology
- History
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Political Science
- Communications
- Nursing
- Business
- Biology
- Philosophy
- Economics
- Medical
- Engineering
- Anthropology
- Literature
- Physics
Sierra College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Sierra College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Sierra College ranks #470 in the U.S. and #878 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesSierra College ranks #625 in the U.S. and #2487 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesSierra College ranks #748 in the U.S. and #1943 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesSierra College ranks #947 in the U.S. and #2964 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesSierra College ranks #1094 in the U.S. and #4770 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesSierra College ranks #1099 in the U.S. and #4234 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesSierra College ranks #1219 in the U.S. and #5037 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesSierra College ranks #1284 in the U.S. and #5481 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesSierra College ranks #1345 in the U.S. and #5073 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesSierra College ranks #1447 in the U.S. and #3661 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesSierra College ranks #1500 in the U.S. and #5439 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesSierra College ranks #1572 in the U.S. and #6449 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesSierra College ranks #1711 in the U.S. and #5708 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
philosophy DegreesSierra College ranks #1955 in the U.S. and #8302 worldwide for influence in Economics.
economics DegreesSierra College ranks #2026 in the U.S. and #7028 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesSierra College ranks #2055 in the U.S. and #9513 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesSierra College ranks #2147 in the U.S. and #5955 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
anthropology DegreesSierra College ranks #2365 in the U.S. and #7484 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesSierra College ranks #2436 in the U.S. and #8325 worldwide for influence in Physics.
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