LMC vs. Sac City

Los Medanos College vs. Sacramento City College comparison

	Los Medanos College	Sacramento City College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	LMC	Sac City
Location	Pittsburg, CA	Sacramento, CA
Setting	Midsize Suburban	Large City
Enrollment	7,791	17,719
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	losmedanos.edu	losrios.edu
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Costs	LMC	Sac City
Tuition (In State)	$1,288	$0
Tuition (Out of State)	$8,988	$9,480
Room & Board	$20,493	$17,764
Avg Net Price	$7,459	$7,199
Avg Grant Aid	$4,378	$5,859
% Receiving Grant Aid	84%	89%

Admission	LMC	Sac City
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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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Application Deadline	Aug 9, 2025

Academics	LMC	Sac City
Student to Faculty Ratio	22:1	25:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (37%) Health Professions (21%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (11%) Work and Family Studies (8%) Business (7%)	Social Sciences (22%) Health Professions (16%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (12%) Engineering Technology (6%) Business (6%)
Outcomes	LMC	Sac City
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$40,700	$39,000
Making Student Loan Payments	43%	29%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$10,500
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$108

Diversity	LMC	Sac City
% Men	43%	40%
% Women	57%	60%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	28%	28%
% Black	15%	11%
% Hispanic	38%	30%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	1%	1%
% Two or More Races	8%	6%
% International	0%	2%
% Unknown Race	1%	2%

Students	LMC	Sac City
% In-State	95%	96%
% Out-of-State	0%	0%
Campus	LMC	Sac City
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Sacramento City College is larger than than LMC based on total student enrollment (17,719 students vs. 7,791 students)

LMC vs. Sac City Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, LMC or Sac City?

• Los Medanos College is ?% more expensive to attend than Sac City for in-state tuition ($1,288.00 vs. $0.00)
• Out of state tuition is 5.5% higher at Sac City than Los Medanos College ($9,480.00 vs. $8,988.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Sacramento City College than LMC ($7,199 vs. $7,459)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Sacramento City College are 15.4% lower than costs at Los Medanos College ($17,764 vs. $20,493)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Sacramento City College than Los Medanos College (89% vs. 84%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Sacramento City College students is 33.8% larger than aid received Los Medanos College ($5,859 vs. $4,378)

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

LMC vs. Sac City Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, LMC or Sac City? 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 Sac City and LMC.

• Graduates from Los Medanos College earn on average $1,700 more per year than Sac City graduates after ten years. ($40,700 vs. $39,000)
• More LMC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Sac City students, three years after graduation. (43% vs. 29%)

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