ARC vs. CMC

American River College vs. Copper Mountain Community College comparison

	American River College	Copper Mountain Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	ARC	CMC
Location	Sacramento, CA	Joshua Tree, CA
Setting	Large Suburban	Distant Rural
Enrollment	29,908	1,524
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	losrios.edu	cmccd.edu
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Costs	ARC	CMC
Tuition (In State)	$0	$1,104
Tuition (Out of State)	$11,520	$11,040
Room & Board	$21,474	$19,431
Avg Net Price	$6,896	$11,154
Avg Grant Aid	$6,434	$5,582
% Receiving Grant Aid	84%	91%

Admission	ARC	CMC
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Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	ARC	CMC
Student to Faculty Ratio	28:1	15:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (20%) Social Sciences (13%) Construction Trades (10%) Business (8%) Health Professions (7%)	Health Professions (30%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (28%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (9%) Business (9%) Social Sciences (6%)
Outcomes	ARC	CMC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$36,600	$33,000
Making Student Loan Payments	26%	28%
Median Student Loan Debt	$12,233	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$126	N/A

Diversity	ARC	CMC
% Men	6%	12%
% Women	8%	17%
Racial Diversity	Very High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	46%	52%
% Black	9%	5%
% Hispanic	22%	27%
% Native American	1%	1%
% Pacific Islander	1%	0%
% Two or More Races	6%	7%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	4%	2%

Students	ARC	CMC
% In-State	96%	95%
% Out-of-State	0%	0%
Campus	ARC	CMC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
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Comparable Facts

• American River College is larger than than CMC based on total student enrollment (29,908 students vs. 1,524 students)

ARC vs. CMC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, ARC or CMC?

• Copper Mountain Community College is ?% more expensive to attend than ARC for in-state tuition ($1,104.00 vs. $0.00)
• Out of state tuition is 4.3% higher at ARC than Copper Mountain Community College ($11,520.00 vs. $11,040.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at American River College than CMC ($6,896 vs. $11,154)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Copper Mountain Community College are 10.5% lower than costs at American River College ($19,431 vs. $21,474)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Copper Mountain Community College than American River College (91% vs. 84%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by American River College students is 15.3% larger than aid received Copper Mountain Community College ($6,434 vs. $5,582)

Which college is harder to get into, ARC or CMC? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between CMC or ARC .

ARC vs. CMC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, ARC or CMC? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between CMC and ARC.

• Graduates from American River College earn on average $3,600 more per year than CMC graduates after ten years. ($36,600 vs. $33,000)
• More CMC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former ARC students, three years after graduation. (28% vs. 26%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/