Chattahoochee Valley Community College (CVCC) vs Lawson State Community College

Chattahoochee Valley Community College (CVCC) and Lawson State Community College (LSCC) stand out as two prominent community colleges in their respective regions, offering diverse educational opportunities to students. CVCC, located in Phenix City, Alabama, boasts an acceptance rate of 100%, welcoming students from all backgrounds. In contrast, LSCC, situated in Birmingham, Alabama, has a slightly more selective admissions process, with an acceptance rate of 98%. Both institutions offer a wide range of academic programs, with CVCC specializing in fields like Business Administration, Education, and Nursing, while LSCC excels in areas such as Engineering, Computer Science, and Healthcare. While CVCC's student body comprises 58% female and 42% male students, LSCC's student population is more evenly distributed, with 52% female and 48% male students. With graduation rates of 22% and 15% respectively, both colleges

	Chattahoochee Valley Community College	Lawson State Community College
Overview
Location	Phenix City, Alabama	Birmingham, Alabama
Campus setting	Rural: Fringe	City: Midsize
College type	2 year	2 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	60.0%	62.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	Open Admission
Application fees
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants
Total number of admissions given out
Admitted students who chose to enroll
Yield rate
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	Not required	Not required
High school GPA	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	N/A

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $12,236 Out of state: $15,428	In state: $20,527 Out of state: $24,217
Average net price	$3,596	$6,342
Tuition	In state: $3,192 Out of state: $6,384	In state: $3,690 Out of state: $7,380
Room & board		Room/dormitory: $3,000 Meal plan: $1,760
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	94.0% Average amount $7,038	99.0% Average amount $7,554
Students receiving federal student loan	28.0% Average amount $5,249
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,360 Men 34.6% Women 65.4%	3,094 Men 33.8% Women 66.2%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	2.4%
International students	0.3%	0.4%
Campus local/setting	Rural: Fringe	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	N/A	156
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	Alabama Georgia Florida Indiana Louisiana

Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Health Professions Law Enforcement and Firefighting Computer and Information Science Engineering Technologies	Liberal Arts Health Professions Engineering Technologies Automotive Technology Business
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	17:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	15.8%	24.7%
Dropout rate	55.9%	52.4%
Transferred out	27.4%	14.9%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $60,027 Year 2: $57,860 Year 3: $61,184 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: $29,270	Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $38,437 Year 2: $40,461 Year 3: $41,962 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $34,437 Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $28,598 Year 3: $29,303 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $23,818 Year 2: $20,687 Year 3: $23,872 Precision Metal Working (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $42,615 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $59,340 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: N/A

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