Side-by-Side Comparison of San Diego City College

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	Rio Salado College	Cypress College	Evergreen Valley College	Glendale Community College	Imperial Valley College	San Diego City College
Overview
Location	Tempe, Arizona	Cypress, California	San Jose, California	Glendale, California	Imperial, California	San Diego, California
Campus setting	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Midsize	Rural: Fringe	City: Large
College type	2 year	4 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	37.0%		78.0%	70.0%	77.0%	60.0%
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: $14,542 Out of state: $20,326	In state: $27,605 Out of state: $35,357	In state: $27,572 Out of state: $34,492	In state: $24,313 Out of state: $30,673	In state: $25,390 Out of state: $30,910	In state: $24,286 Out of state: $31,654
Average net price	$9,426	$7,951	$15,650	$7,823	$2,300	$8,370
Tuition	In state: $2,040 Out of state: $7,824	In state: $1,104 Out of state: $8,856	In state: $1,288 Out of state: $8,160	In state: $1,104 Out of state: $7,464	In state: $1,104 Out of state: $6,624	In state: $1,104 Out of state: $8,472
Room & board
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Other alternative tuition plan		Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	71.0% Average amount $5,379	87.0% Average amount $5,996	76.0% Average amount $5,242	69.0% Average amount $5,851	94.0% Average amount $7,842	81.0% Average amount $6,056
Students receiving federal student loan	26.0% Average amount $4,710	1.0% Average amount $6,175	0.0% Average amount $5,500	1.0% Average amount $3,707		1.0% Average amount $3,093
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
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	15,682 Men 40.6% Women 59.4%	13,406 Men 41.5% Women 58.5%	8,085 Men 43.7% Women 56.3%	11,398 Men 43.5% Women 56.5%	7,225 Men 41.6% Women 58.4%	12,956 Men 42.4% Women 57.6%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	12.0%	1.1%	0.8%	5.4%	6.9%	1.1%
International students	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	2.3%	0.0%	0.1%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Midsize	Rural: Fringe	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 California Texas Louisiana Alabama	California Arizona Colorado Georgia Michigan	California West Virginia	California	California	California Colorado Arizona Ohio Hawaii
Academics
Popular study areas	Law Enforcement and Firefighting Business Liberal Arts Visual & Performing Arts Computer and Information Science	Liberal Arts Business Health Professions Multidisciplinary Studies Social Sciences	Liberal Arts Business Multidisciplinary Studies Psychology Law Enforcement and Firefighting	Business Health Professions Social Sciences Psychology Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Multidisciplinary Studies Liberal Arts Law Enforcement and Firefighting Psychology Social Sciences	Liberal Arts Biological and Biomedical Sciences Health Professions Public Administration and Social Service Business
Students to faculty ratio	25:1	22:1	25:1	24:1	32:1	22:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Outcome
Graduation rate	8.5%	32.8%	35.4%	38.8%	36.3%	23.2%
Dropout rate	64.9%	48.3%	37.3%	36.1%	41.5%	51.8%
Transferred out	20.2%	15.0%	7.1%	8.0%	4.9%	10.2%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Criminal Justice and Corrections (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $42,986 Year 2: $41,884 Year 3: $44,530 Business Operations Support and Assistant Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $42,922 Year 2: $34,348 Year 3: $39,074 Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $37,704 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $37,568 Year 3: $34,090 Legal Support Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $30,047 Year 3: $28,264 Data Processing (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,938 Year 3: N/A Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,941 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $73,769 Year 3: $85,070 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $65,651 Year 2: $63,997 Year 3: $71,055 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $49,203 Funeral Service and Mortuary Science (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $37,568 Year 3: $41,473 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $18,771 Year 3: N/A Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $37,568 Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $18,315 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $63,986 Year 2: $71,957 Year 3: $83,906 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $32,146 Year 2: $32,382 Year 3: $39,015 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $39,007 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $35,471 Psychology, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: $34,533 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $31,839 Year 3: $30,634 Biological and Physical Sciences (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $26,385 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Social Sciences, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $28,236 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $72,631 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $17,958 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $61,127 Year 2: $65,238 Year 3: $71,621 Biological and Physical Sciences (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $16,769 Year 2: $26,896 Year 3: $40,086 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $18,385 Year 2: $17,794 Year 3: $25,987 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $12,572 Year 2: $14,759 Year 3: $20,293 Psychology, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $10,969 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,565 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $63,668 Year 2: $71,854 Year 3: $84,411 Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $59,124 Year 3: $50,799 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $24,048 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $36,730 Biology, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $29,874 Year 2: $31,839 Year 3: $33,509 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $23,247 Year 2: $20,596 Year 3: $27,409 Psychology, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,121 Year 3: $27,143 Human Services, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $33,607 Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: $23,400 Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $18,718 Year 2: $15,922 Year 3: $15,442 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: N/A

Side-by-Side Comparison of San Diego City College

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