College of the Desert vs. Madera Community College

College of the Desert vs. Madera Community College comparison

	College of the Desert	Madera Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	College of the Desert	Madera Community College
Location	Palm Desert, CA	Madera, California
Setting	Small City	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	10,764	5,825
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	collegeofthedesert.edu	maderacollege.edu
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Costs	College of the Desert	Madera Community College
Tuition (In State)	$1,288	$1,288
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,548	$9,408
Room & Board	$25,965	$17,982
Avg Net Price	$14,391	$2,684
Avg Grant Aid	$5,823	$8,543
% Receiving Grant Aid	86%	95%

Admission	College of the Desert	Madera Community College
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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	College of the Desert	Madera Community College
Student to Faculty Ratio	25:1	26:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (26%) Health Professions (18%) Business (10%) General Studies (5%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (5%)
Outcomes	College of the Desert	Madera Community College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$35,100	N/A
Making Student Loan Payments	35%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$5,338	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$55	N/A

Diversity	College of the Desert	Madera Community College
% Men	8%	11%
% Women	10%	23%
Racial Diversity	Medium	-
HBCU	No	No
% White	20%	0%
% Black	3%	0%
% Hispanic	68%	0%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	0%
% International	2%	0%
% Unknown Race	1%	0%

Students	College of the Desert	Madera Community College
% In-State	96%	96%
% Out-of-State	2%	0%
Campus	College of the Desert	Madera Community College
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	Yes
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• College of the Desert is larger than than Madera Community College based on total student enrollment (10,764 students vs. 5,825 students)

College of the Desert vs. Madera Community College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, College of the Desert or Madera Community College?

• College of the Desert and Madera Community College cost the same to attend based on in-state tuition ($1,288.00 vs. $1,288.00)
• Out of state tuition is 1.5% higher at College of the Desert than Madera Community College ($9,548.00 vs. $9,408.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Madera Community College than College of the Desert ($2,684 vs. $14,391)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Madera Community College are 44.4% lower than costs at College of the Desert ($17,982 vs. $25,965)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Madera Community College than College of the Desert (95% vs. 86%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Madera Community College students is 46.7% larger than aid received College of the Desert ($8,543 vs. $5,823)

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

College of the Desert vs. Madera Community College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, College of the Desert or Madera Community College? 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 Madera Community College and College of the Desert.

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