CRC vs. Merced College

Cosumnes River College vs. Merced College comparison

	Cosumnes River College	Merced College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CRC	Merced College
Location	Sacramento, CA	Merced, CA
Setting	Large City	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	14,980	11,835
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	losrios.edu	mccd.edu
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Costs	CRC	Merced College
Tuition (In State)	$0	$1,104
Tuition (Out of State)	$11,520	$8,064
Room & Board	$21,474	$19,431
Avg Net Price	$6,900	$6,271
Avg Grant Aid	$5,382	$6,379
% Receiving Grant Aid	87%	86%

Admission	CRC	Merced 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	CRC	Merced College
Student to Faculty Ratio	30:1	27:1
Popular Majors	Mechanic and Repair Technologies (24%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (20%) Business (9%) Computer and Information Sciences (9%) Construction Trades (6%)	Health Professions (23%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (15%) Business (13%) Social Sciences (10%) Psychology (8%)
Outcomes	CRC	Merced College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$31,800	$30,300
Making Student Loan Payments	28%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$9,500	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$98	N/A

Diversity	CRC	Merced College
% Men	4%	7%
% Women	6%	11%
Racial Diversity	Very High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	24%	22%
% Black	12%	3%
% Hispanic	25%	59%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	2%	0%
% Two or More Races	6%	3%
% International	1%	1%
% Unknown Race	1%	1%

Students	CRC	Merced College
% In-State	98%	97%
% Out-of-State	0%	0%
Campus	CRC	Merced College
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Cosumnes River College is larger than than Merced College based on total student enrollment (14,980 students vs. 11,835 students)

CRC vs. Merced College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CRC or Merced College?

• Merced College is ?% more expensive to attend than CRC for in-state tuition ($1,104.00 vs. $0.00)
• Out of state tuition is 42.9% higher at CRC than Merced College ($11,520.00 vs. $8,064.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Merced College than CRC ($6,271 vs. $6,900)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Merced College are 10.5% lower than costs at Cosumnes River College ($19,431 vs. $21,474)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Cosumnes River College than Merced College (87% vs. 86%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Merced College students is 18.5% larger than aid received Cosumnes River College ($6,379 vs. $5,382)

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

CRC vs. Merced College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, CRC or Merced 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 Merced College and CRC.

• Graduates from Cosumnes River College earn on average $1,500 more per year than Merced College graduates after ten years. ($31,800 vs. $30,300)

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