Sac City vs. Sierra College

Sacramento City College vs. Sierra College comparison

	Sacramento City College	Sierra College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Sac City	Sierra College
Location	Sacramento, CA	Rocklin, CA
Setting	Large City	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	19,031	17,420
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	losrios.edu	sierracollege.edu
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Costs	Sac City	Sierra College
Tuition (In State)	$0	$1,104
Tuition (Out of State)	$11,520	$9,936
Room & Board	$21,474	$8,000
Avg Net Price	$6,556	$6,970
Avg Grant Aid	$7,260	$3,952
% Receiving Grant Aid	85%	78%

Admission	Sac City	Sierra 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	Sac City	Sierra College
Student to Faculty Ratio	26:1	25:1
Popular Majors	Social Sciences (22%) Health Professions (16%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (12%) Engineering Technology (6%) Business (6%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (22%) Business (17%) General Studies (12%) Social Sciences (10%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (7%)
Outcomes	Sac City	Sierra College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$39,000	$36,100
Making Student Loan Payments	29%	32%
Median Student Loan Debt	$10,500	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$108	N/A

Diversity	Sac City	Sierra College
% Men	4%	10%
% Women	7%	13%
Racial Diversity	Very High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	28%	58%
% Black	11%	3%
% Hispanic	30%	27%
% Native American	1%	1%
% Pacific Islander	1%	0%
% Two or More Races	6%	5%
% International	2%	1%
% Unknown Race	2%	1%

Students	Sac City	Sierra College
% In-State	97%	98%
% Out-of-State	0%	1%
Campus	Sac City	Sierra College
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Sacramento City College is larger than than Sierra College based on total student enrollment (19,031 students vs. 17,420 students)

Sac City vs. Sierra College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Sac City or Sierra College?

• Sierra College is ?% more expensive to attend than Sac City for in-state tuition ($1,104.00 vs. $0.00)
• Out of state tuition is 15.9% higher at Sac City than Sierra College ($11,520.00 vs. $9,936.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Sacramento City College than Sierra College ($6,556 vs. $6,970)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Sierra College are 168.4% lower than costs at Sacramento City College ($8,000 vs. $21,474)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Sacramento City College than Sierra College (85% vs. 78%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Sacramento City College students is 83.7% larger than aid received Sierra College ($7,260 vs. $3,952)

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

Sac City vs. Sierra College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Sac City or Sierra 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 Sierra College and Sac City.

• Graduates from Sacramento City College earn on average $2,900 more per year than Sierra College graduates after ten years. ($39,000 vs. $36,100)
• More Sierra College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Sac City students, three years after graduation. (32% vs. 29%)

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