LaGuardia College vs City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

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	City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College	CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Overview
Location	Chicago, Illinois	Long Island City, New York
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Large
College type	2 year	2 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	46.0%	60.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	Open Admission
Application fees		$65
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
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: $22,960 Out of state: $25,870	In state: $32,309 Out of state: $35,189
Average net price	$5,313	$8,344
Tuition	In state: $11,520 Out of state: $14,430	In state: $4,800 Out of state: $7,680
Room & board
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	92.0% Average amount $6,558	83.0% Average amount $6,591
Students receiving federal student loan	2.0% Average amount $8,106	2.0% Average amount $5,103
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0	0.0% Average amount $0

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,903 Men 38.1% Women 61.9%	14,919 Men 42.7% Women 57.3%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	1.8%	N/A
International students	0.4%	5.2%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	N/A	N/A
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Illinois Indiana California New Jersey	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Culinary and Personal Services Construction Trades Automotive Technology Multidisciplinary Studies	Business Liberal Arts Health Professions Computer and Information Science Physical Science
Students to faculty ratio	13:1	20:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	29.2%	29.3%
Dropout rate	55.8%	47.4%
Transferred out	10.7%	10.1%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Culinary Arts and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $20,684 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $25,693 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Biological and Physical Sciences (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $22,153 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $63,469 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $76,719 Year 2: $72,796 Year 3: $83,509 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $68,337 Year 2: $58,221 Year 3: $77,566 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,009 Year 3: $47,981 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $47,925 Year 2: $50,141 Year 3: $46,560 Hospitality Administration/Management (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $33,749 Year 2: $36,668 Year 3: $38,006 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $25,159 Year 2: $27,600 Year 3: $36,475 Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $32,512 Year 2: $27,048 Year 3: $34,663 Physical Sciences (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $23,702 Year 2: $16,169 Year 3: $33,145 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $29,909 Year 2: $27,667 Year 3: $33,142 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $25,848 Year 2: $27,397 Year 3: $32,963

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