Rend Lake College vs. SRC

Rend Lake College vs. Spoon River College comparison

	Rend Lake College	Spoon River College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Rend Lake College	SRC
Location	Ina, IL	Canton, IL
Setting	Distant Rural	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	2,017	1,212
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	rlc.edu	src.edu
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Costs	Rend Lake College	SRC
Tuition (In State)	$3,300	$4,740
Tuition (Out of State)	$6,000	$11,700
Room & Board	$9,712	$4,600
Avg Net Price	$9,909	$7,371
Avg Grant Aid	$6,171	$6,130
% Receiving Grant Aid	72%	98%

Admission	Rend Lake College	SRC
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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	Rend Lake College	SRC
Student to Faculty Ratio	19:1	14:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (30%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (16%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (12%) General Studies (11%) Engineering Technology (6%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (58%) Health Professions (17%) Transportation and Materials Moving (7%) Agriculture (6%) Computer and Information Sciences (3%)
Outcomes	Rend Lake College	SRC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$29,900	$31,500
Making Student Loan Payments	40%	42%
Median Student Loan Debt	$3,500	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$36	N/A

Diversity	Rend Lake College	SRC
% Men	43%	41%
% Women	57%	59%
Racial Diversity	Extremely Low	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	92%	85%
% Black	6%	10%
% Hispanic	1%	3%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	1%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	0%	0%

Students	Rend Lake College	SRC
% In-State	98%	91%
% Out-of-State	0%	8%
Campus	Rend Lake College	SRC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
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Comparable Facts

• Rend Lake College is larger than than SRC based on total student enrollment (2,017 students vs. 1,212 students)

Rend Lake College vs. SRC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Rend Lake College or SRC?

• Spoon River College is 102.3% more expensive to attend than Rend Lake College for in-state tuition ($10,620.00 vs. $5,250.00)
• Out of state tuition is 95% higher at SRC than Rend Lake College ($11,700.00 vs. $6,000.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Spoon River College than Rend Lake College ($7,371 vs. $9,909)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Spoon River College are 111.1% lower than costs at Rend Lake College ($4,600 vs. $9,712)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Spoon River College than Rend Lake College (98% vs. 72%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Rend Lake College students is 0.7% larger than aid received Spoon River College ($6,171 vs. $6,130)

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

Rend Lake College vs. SRC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Rend Lake College or SRC? 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 SRC and Rend Lake College.

• Graduates from Spoon River College earn on average $1,600 more per year than Rend Lake College graduates after ten years. ($31,500 vs. $29,900)
• More SRC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Rend Lake College students, three years after graduation. (42% vs. 40%)

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