Graduation and Transfer
Seek Knowledge
Whether Cosumnes River College is the final stop on your educational journey, or a milestone along the way, we are here to help you succeed.
We offer over 200 degree and certificate programs that cover a variety of general education, transfer, and career education options.
Cosumnes River College graduates also transfer to a variety of four-year universities, including the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems, as well as to private and out-of-state colleges.
What's Your Educational Goal?
Tell us your educational goal and we will help you achieve it.
The Transfer Center is Here to Help
CRC's Transfer Center is here to provide support and guidance with transferring to a four-year college or university. Online appointments and drop-in sessions are available.
Hear from Our Graduates
Cosumnes River College alumni are making a difference in their communities.
"The wonderful thing about CRC professors is that they consider themselves to not only be teachers, but also mentors, confidants, and partners."
Jacqueline Padilla Perez
Alum / Architecture / Cosumnes River college
Cosumnes River College architecture alumna Jacqueline Padilla Perez proudly recalls her experience at the college and the impact of her professors.
“What I loved most about CRC is that they offer an amazing architecture program based on the Cal Poly curriculum,” she said. “The professors are top notch, the design fundamentals that one gains from them are phenomenal. I know of many students who have come out of CRC's architecture program that have gone on to become hugely successful in the profession in varied niches.”
Perez said the encouragement she received from her professors kept her motivated. “In my experience the wonderful thing about CRC professors is that they consider themselves to not only be teachers, but also mentors, confidants, and partners,” she said.
Perez didn’t always know that she wanted to be in the architecture field, she was working for Ikea as a coordinator in the sofas and media department and had interviewed for a new position that required her to take additional courses in order to be qualified. Those courses led her to the architecture program at CRC. With support and motivation driven from her family, she worked her way through the classes. After completing the program, she transferred to Sacramento State, where in 2014 she would earn her degree in interior architecture.
“While drawing the plan for my dream home, I literally stopped and exclaimed, ‘This is it, this is what I want to do with my life!’ I will never forget that moment. Architecture and design proved to be the perfect marriage of my creative and mechanical abilities,” Perez said.
The former CRC student has been successful in her pursuit to become an interior designer. With her passion and dedication, she is was recently appointed Creative Director at Miles Treaster & Associates, an interior design and furniture dealership in Sacramento. In explaining her new role she said, "As Creative Director I work with our Sales and Design teams to establish the creative vision for high profile projects. We are currently working on the design of the offices and lounge spaces at the new Golden 1 Center. It has been an incredibly amazing and exciting project to work on! My role is ever changing."
Perez is currently working towards her master’s degree in historic preservation with dreams of spending her golden years restoring an 18th century colonial home. After living in it, she would like to donate it as a house museum for others to visit and learn about history and architecture after she’s long gone.