San Diego Mesa College vs. CMC

San Diego Mesa College vs. Copper Mountain Community College comparison

	San Diego Mesa College	Copper Mountain Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	San Diego Mesa College	CMC
Location	San Diego, CA	Joshua Tree, CA
Setting	Large City	Distant Rural
Enrollment	18,076	1,402
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	sdmesa.edu	cmccd.edu
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Costs	San Diego Mesa College	CMC
Tuition (In State)	$1,104	$1,104
Tuition (Out of State)	$7,400	$9,072
Room & Board	$17,786	$17,784
Avg Net Price	$8,506	$9,038
Avg Grant Aid	$6,656	$6,459
% Receiving Grant Aid	57%	95%

Admission	San Diego Mesa College	CMC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
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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	San Diego Mesa College	CMC
Student to Faculty Ratio	24:1	13:1
Popular Majors	Business (27%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (16%) Health Professions (14%) General Studies (10%) Visual and Performing Arts (5%)	Health Professions (30%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (28%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (9%) Business (9%) Social Sciences (6%)
Outcomes	San Diego Mesa College	CMC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$41,600	$33,000
Making Student Loan Payments	41%	28%
Median Student Loan Debt	$4,500	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$46	N/A

Diversity	San Diego Mesa College	CMC
% Men	44%	34%
% Women	56%	66%
Racial Diversity	Very High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	33%	52%
% Black	6%	5%
% Hispanic	35%	27%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	1%	0%
% Two or More Races	6%	7%
% International	2%	0%
% Unknown Race	2%	2%

Students	San Diego Mesa College	CMC
% In-State	98%	95%
% Out-of-State	1%	0%
Campus	San Diego Mesa College	CMC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• San Diego Mesa College is larger than than CMC based on total student enrollment (18,076 students vs. 1,402 students)

San Diego Mesa College vs. CMC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, San Diego Mesa College or CMC?

• San Diego Mesa College and CMC cost the same to attend based on in-state tuition ($1,104.00 vs. $1,104.00)
• Out of state tuition is 22.6% higher at CMC than San Diego Mesa College ($9,072.00 vs. $7,400.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at San Diego Mesa College than CMC ($8,506 vs. $9,038)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Copper Mountain Community College are 0% lower than costs at San Diego Mesa College ($17,784 vs. $17,786)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Copper Mountain Community College than San Diego Mesa College (95% vs. 57%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by San Diego Mesa College students is 3.1% larger than aid received Copper Mountain Community College ($6,656 vs. $6,459)

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

San Diego Mesa College vs. CMC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, San Diego Mesa College 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 San Diego Mesa College.

• Graduates from San Diego Mesa College earn on average $8,600 more per year than CMC graduates after ten years. ($41,600 vs. $33,000)
• More San Diego Mesa College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former CMC students, three years after graduation. (41% vs. 28%)

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