Side-by-Side Comparison of Southwestern College

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	Rio Salado College	Allan Hancock College	Cerritos College	Cypress College	Glendale Community College	Southwestern College
Overview
Location	Tempe, Arizona	Santa Maria, California	Norwalk, California	Cypress, California	Glendale, California	Chula Vista, California
Campus setting	City: Midsize	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize	City: Large
College type	2 year	2 year	2 year	4 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%	62.0%	62.0%		70.0%	70.0%
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: $23,285 Out of state: $29,981	In state: $27,998 Out of state: $36,678	In state: $27,605 Out of state: $35,357	In state: $24,313 Out of state: $30,673	In state: $29,143 Out of state: $37,235
Average net price	$9,426	$6,629	$9,557	$7,951	$7,823	$6,789
Tuition	In state: $2,040 Out of state: $7,824	In state: $1,104 Out of state: $7,800	In state: $1,288 Out of state: $9,968	In state: $1,104 Out of state: $8,856	In state: $1,104 Out of state: $7,464	In state: $1,288 Out of state: $9,380
Room & board
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan		Other alternative tuition plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	71.0% Average amount $5,379	93.0% Average amount $4,898	88.0% Average amount $5,822	87.0% Average amount $5,996	69.0% Average amount $5,851	85.0% Average amount $5,823
Students receiving federal student loan	26.0% Average amount $4,710	0.0% Average amount $7,423	2.0% Average amount $6,246	1.0% Average amount $6,175	1.0% Average amount $3,707	0.0% Average amount $3,000
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	15,682 Men 40.6% Women 59.4%	9,836 Men 44.8% Women 55.2%	18,656 Men 46.1% Women 53.9%	13,406 Men 41.5% Women 58.5%	11,398 Men 43.5% Women 56.5%	15,985 Men 43.8% Women 56.2%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	12.0%	3.0%	0.7%	1.1%	5.4%	9.9%
International students	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%	0.8%	2.3%	0.1%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize	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 Hawaii Nevada Colorado Alaska	California	California Arizona Colorado Georgia Michigan	California	California
Academics
Popular study areas	Law Enforcement and Firefighting Business Liberal Arts Visual & Performing Arts Computer and Information Science	Liberal Arts Multidisciplinary Studies Health Professions Business Law Enforcement and Firefighting	Liberal Arts Business Health Professions Social Sciences Multidisciplinary Studies	Liberal Arts Business Health Professions Multidisciplinary Studies Social Sciences	Business Health Professions Social Sciences Psychology Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Health Professions Business Law Enforcement and Firefighting Psychology Liberal Arts
Students to faculty ratio	25:1	21:1	26:1	22:1	24:1	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%	27.8%	33.2%	32.8%	38.8%	31.9%
Dropout rate	64.9%	51.6%	38.8%	48.3%	36.1%	40.5%
Transferred out	20.2%	4.2%	10.0%	15.0%	8.0%	9.7%
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: $81,333 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $74,847 Year 2: $71,351 Year 3: $83,079 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $62,409 Year 2: $60,578 Year 3: $64,421 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $48,147 Year 2: $51,169 Year 3: $46,983 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $49,126 Year 2: $54,713 Year 3: $45,794 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $40,060 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $37,939 Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $36,564 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $29,118 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $30,021 Psychology, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $14,935 Year 3: $23,897 Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $26,738 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $13,359 Communication and Media Studies (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $18,087 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: $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	Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $30,359 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A

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