CRC vs. CMC

Cosumnes River College vs. Copper Mountain Community College comparison

	Cosumnes River College	Copper Mountain Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CRC	CMC
Location	Sacramento, CA	Joshua Tree, CA
Setting	Large City	Distant Rural
Enrollment	13,294	1,402
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	CRC	CMC
Tuition (In State)	$0	$1,104
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,480	$9,072
Room & Board	$17,764	$17,784
Avg Net Price	$6,249	$9,038
Avg Grant Aid	$4,696	$6,459
% Receiving Grant Aid	90%	95%

Admission	CRC	CMC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
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Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	CRC	CMC
Student to Faculty Ratio	27:1	13:1
Popular Majors	Mechanic and Repair Technologies (24%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (20%) Business (9%) Computer and Information Sciences (9%) Construction Trades (6%)	Health Professions (30%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (28%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (9%) Business (9%) Social Sciences (6%)
Outcomes	CRC	CMC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$31,800	$33,000
Making Student Loan Payments	28%	28%
Median Student Loan Debt	$9,500	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$98	N/A

Diversity	CRC	CMC
% Men	43%	34%
% Women	57%	66%
Racial Diversity	Very High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	24%	52%
% Black	12%	5%
% Hispanic	25%	27%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	2%	0%
% Two or More Races	6%	7%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	1%	2%

Students	CRC	CMC
% In-State	98%	95%
% Out-of-State	0%	0%
Campus	CRC	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

• Cosumnes River College is larger than than CMC based on total student enrollment (13,294 students vs. 1,402 students)

CRC vs. CMC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CRC or CMC?

• Copper Mountain Community College is ?% more expensive to attend than CRC for in-state tuition ($1,104.00 vs. $0.00)
• Out of state tuition is 4.5% higher at CRC than Copper Mountain Community College ($9,480.00 vs. $9,072.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Cosumnes River College than CMC ($6,249 vs. $9,038)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Cosumnes River College are 0.1% lower than costs at Copper Mountain Community College ($17,764 vs. $17,784)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Copper Mountain Community College than Cosumnes River College (95% vs. 90%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Copper Mountain Community College students is 37.5% larger than aid received Cosumnes River College ($6,459 vs. $4,696)

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

CRC vs. CMC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, CRC 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 CRC.

• Graduates from Copper Mountain Community College earn on average $1,200 more per year than CRC graduates after ten years. ($33,000 vs. $31,800)
• More CMC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former CRC students, three years after graduation. (28% vs. 28%)

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