COD vs. MVCC

College of DuPage vs. Moraine Valley Community College comparison

	College of DuPage	Moraine Valley Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	COD	MVCC
Location	Glen Ellyn, IL	Palos Hills, IL
Setting	Large Suburban	Large Suburban
Enrollment	21,939	10,511
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	cod.edu	morainevalley.edu
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Costs	COD	MVCC
Tuition (In State)	$3,300	$3,216
Tuition (Out of State)	$11,010	$9,096
Room & Board	$12,024	$5,725
Avg Net Price	$5,184	$1,711
Avg Grant Aid	$8,570	$8,669
% Receiving Grant Aid	72%	56%

Admission	COD	MVCC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
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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	COD	MVCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	20:1	18:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (35%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (30%) Business (7%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (4%) General Studies (4%)	General Studies (31%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (20%) Health Professions (20%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (7%) Business (6%)
Outcomes	COD	MVCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$39,400	$36,400
Making Student Loan Payments	42%	43%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$9,138
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$94

Diversity	COD	MVCC
% Men	46%	49%
% Women	54%	51%
Racial Diversity	High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	55%	54%
% Black	9%	8%
% Hispanic	21%	23%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	2%
% International	1%	2%
% Unknown Race	2%	8%

Students	COD	MVCC
% In-State	98%	98%
% Out-of-State	1%	0%
Campus	COD	MVCC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• College of DuPage is larger than than MVCC based on total student enrollment (21,939 students vs. 10,511 students)

COD vs. MVCC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, COD or MVCC?

• College of DuPage is 14.6% more expensive to attend than MVCC for in-state tuition ($8,910.00 vs. $7,776.00)
• Out of state tuition is 21% higher at COD than Moraine Valley Community College ($11,010.00 vs. $9,096.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Moraine Valley Community College than COD ($1,711 vs. $5,184)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Moraine Valley Community College are 110% lower than costs at College of DuPage ($5,725 vs. $12,024)
• More students receive financial grant aid at College of DuPage than Moraine Valley Community College (72% vs. 56%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Moraine Valley Community College students is 1.2% larger than aid received College of DuPage ($8,669 vs. $8,570)

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

COD vs. MVCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, COD or MVCC? 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 MVCC and COD.

• Graduates from College of DuPage earn on average $3,000 more per year than MVCC graduates after ten years. ($39,400 vs. $36,400)
• More MVCC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former COD students, three years after graduation. (43% vs. 42%)

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