Side-by-Side Comparison of Northwest Vista College

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	South Mountain Community College	City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College	City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College	City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College	City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College	Northwest Vista College
Overview
Location	Phoenix, Arizona	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago, Illinois	San Antonio, Texas
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Large	City: Large	City: Large	City: Large	City: Large
College type	2 year	2 year	2 year	2 year	2 year	2 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	68.0%	46.0%	55.0%	54.0%	65.0%	66.0%
Common app member	No	No	No	No	No	No
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission
Application fees
SAT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	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	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
High school GPA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $22,506 Out of state: $28,290	In state: $22,960 Out of state: $25,870	In state: $22,978 Out of state: $25,888	In state: $22,978 Out of state: $25,888	In state: $22,978 Out of state: $25,888	In state: $21,212 Out of state: $28,742
Average net price	$10,960	$5,313	$4,199	$5,670	$4,707	$6,290
Tuition	In state: $2,040 Out of state: $7,824	In state: $11,520 Out of state: $14,430	In state: $11,520 Out of state: $14,430	In state: $11,520 Out of state: $14,430	In state: $11,520 Out of state: $14,430	In state: $6,450 Out of state: $13,980
Room & board
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	77.0% Average amount $4,928	92.0% Average amount $6,558	85.0% Average amount $5,802	87.0% Average amount $5,686	81.0% Average amount $5,825	77.0% Average amount $3,946
Students receiving federal student loan	8.0% Average amount $3,745	2.0% Average amount $8,106	0.0% Average amount $3,588	1.0% Average amount $3,545	1.0% Average amount $5,938	5.0% Average amount $4,300
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0	0.0% Average amount $0	0.0% Average amount $0	0.0% Average amount $0	0.0% Average amount $0	0.0% Average amount $0
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	3,597 Men 39.3% Women 60.7%	1,903 Men 38.1% Women 61.9%	6,551 Men 23.3% Women 76.7%	1,831 Men 35.1% Women 64.9%	4,749 Men 35.4% Women 64.6%	16,604 Men 40.2% Women 59.8%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	1.3%	1.8%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	1.7%
International students	0.5%	0.4%	1.1%	0.6%	2.2%	0.1%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Large	City: Large	City: Large	City: Large	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Arizona Nebraska Texas Utah	Illinois Indiana California New Jersey	Illinois Georgia	Illinois	Illinois	Texas California Florida Maryland Washington
Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Visual & Performing Arts Computer and Information Science Business Multidisciplinary Studies	Liberal Arts Culinary and Personal Services Construction Trades Automotive Technology Multidisciplinary Studies	Health Professions Liberal Arts Multidisciplinary Studies Family and Consumer Sciences Computer and Information Science	Liberal Arts Transportation and Logistics Business Multidisciplinary Studies Family and Consumer Sciences	Liberal Arts Multidisciplinary Studies Culinary and Personal Services Family and Consumer Sciences Automotive Technology	Liberal Arts Education Computer and Information Science Communications Technology Health Professions
Students to faculty ratio	15:1	13:1	22:1	15:1	20:1	32:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Outcome
Graduation rate	16.3%	29.2%	21.4%	16.3%	25.2%	32.0%
Dropout rate	45.6%	55.8%	52.6%	57.8%	54.3%	35.5%
Transferred out	23.1%	10.7%	14.4%	18.7%	12.6%	21.0%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Fine and Studio Arts (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $22,485 Year 3: $21,256	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	Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $20,978 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $25,777 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Biological and Physical Sciences (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $23,351 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $33,115 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $32,027 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $49,736 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $55,494 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Ground Transportation (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $21,132 Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: $27,189 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $23,199 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $24,892 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $11,858 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $25,914 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $17,733 Year 2: $21,052 Year 3: $36,503 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $24,713 Year 2: $26,933 Year 3: $32,004 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $24,772 Year 2: $28,236 Year 3: $31,865 Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $21,049 Year 2: $22,420 Year 3: $29,762 Psychology, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $22,811 Year 2: $24,730 Year 3: $27,736 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $22,731 Year 2: $23,745 Year 3: $26,052 Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $17,766 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $17,717 Year 3: N/A

Side-by-Side Comparison of Northwest Vista College

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