CMC vs. PGCC

Copper Mountain Community College vs. Professional Golfers Career College comparison

	Copper Mountain Community College	Professional Golfers Career College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CMC	PGCC
Location	Joshua Tree, CA	Temecula, CA
Setting	Distant Rural	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	1,402	90
Type	Public 2 Year	Private 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	cmccd.edu	golfcollege.edu
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Costs	CMC	PGCC
Tuition (In State)	$1,104	$14,960
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,072	$14,960
Room & Board	$17,784	$9,600
Avg Net Price	$9,038	$28,639
Avg Grant Aid	$6,459	$4,069
% Receiving Grant Aid	95%	16%

Admission	CMC	PGCC
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	CMC	PGCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	13:1	17:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (30%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (28%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (9%) Business (9%) Social Sciences (6%)	Business (100%)
Outcomes	CMC	PGCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$33,000	$50,900
Making Student Loan Payments	28%	61%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$12,000
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$124

Diversity	CMC	PGCC
% Men	34%	99%
% Women	66%	1%
Racial Diversity	High	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	52%	73%
% Black	5%	4%
% Hispanic	27%	3%
% Native American	1%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	7%	0%
% International	0%	17%
% Unknown Race	2%	0%

Students	CMC	PGCC
% In-State	95%	43%
% Out-of-State	0%	51%
Campus	CMC	PGCC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Copper Mountain Community College is larger than than PGCC based on total student enrollment (1,402 students vs. 90 students)

CMC vs. PGCC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CMC or PGCC?

• Professional Golfers Career College is 1,255.1% more expensive to attend than CMC for in-state tuition ($14,960.00 vs. $1,104.00)
• Out of state tuition is 64.9% higher at PGCC than Copper Mountain Community College ($14,960.00 vs. $9,072.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Copper Mountain Community College than PGCC ($9,038 vs. $28,639)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Professional Golfers Career College are 85.2% lower than costs at Copper Mountain Community College ($9,600 vs. $17,784)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Copper Mountain Community College than Professional Golfers Career College (95% vs. 16%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Copper Mountain Community College students is 58.7% larger than aid received Professional Golfers Career College ($6,459 vs. $4,069)

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

CMC vs. PGCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, CMC or PGCC? 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 PGCC and CMC.

• Graduates from Professional Golfers Career College earn on average $17,900 more per year than CMC graduates after ten years. ($50,900 vs. $33,000)
• More PGCC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former CMC students, three years after graduation. (61% vs. 28%)

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