CMC vs. Sage College

Copper Mountain Community College vs. Sage College comparison

	Copper Mountain Community College	Sage College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CMC	Sage College
Location	Joshua Tree, CA	Moreno Valley, CA
Setting	Distant Rural	Large Suburban
Enrollment	1,402	406
Type	Public 2 Year	Private 2 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	cmccd.edu	sagecollege.edu
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Costs	CMC	Sage College
Tuition (In State)	$1,104	$12,200
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,072	$12,200
Room & Board	$17,784	$15,960
Avg Net Price	$9,038	$9,158
Avg Grant Aid	$6,459	$5,325
% Receiving Grant Aid	95%	75%

Admission	CMC	Sage College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores		Not applicable
Application Deadline

Academics	CMC	Sage College
Student to Faculty Ratio	13:1	0:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (30%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (28%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (9%) Business (9%) Social Sciences (6%)	Legal Professions (100%)
Outcomes	CMC	Sage College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$33,000	$35,500
Making Student Loan Payments	28%	40%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$26,640
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$275

Diversity	CMC	Sage College
% Men	34%	0%
% Women	66%	0%
Racial Diversity	High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	52%	52%
% Black	5%	4%
% Hispanic	27%	29%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	1%
% Two or More Races	7%	10%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	2%	1%

Students	CMC	Sage College
% In-State	95%	-
% Out-of-State	0%	-
Campus	CMC	Sage College
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 Sage College based on total student enrollment (1,402 students vs. 406 students)

CMC vs. Sage College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CMC or Sage College?

• Sage College is 1,005.1% more expensive to attend than CMC for in-state tuition ($12,200.00 vs. $1,104.00)
• Out of state tuition is 34.5% higher at Sage College than Copper Mountain Community College ($12,200.00 vs. $9,072.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Copper Mountain Community College than Sage College ($9,038 vs. $9,158)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Sage College are 11.4% lower than costs at Copper Mountain Community College ($15,960 vs. $17,784)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Copper Mountain Community College than Sage College (95% vs. 75%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Copper Mountain Community College students is 21.3% larger than aid received Sage College ($6,459 vs. $5,325)

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

CMC vs. Sage College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, CMC or Sage 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 Sage College and CMC.

• Graduates from Sage College earn on average $2,500 more per year than CMC graduates after ten years. ($35,500 vs. $33,000)
• More Sage College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former CMC students, three years after graduation. (40% vs. 28%)

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