San Diego Mesa College vs. PGCC

San Diego Mesa College vs. Professional Golfers Career College comparison

	San Diego Mesa College	Professional Golfers Career College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	San Diego Mesa College	PGCC
Location	San Diego, CA	Temecula, CA
Setting	Large City	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	18,076	90
Type	Public 2 Year	Private 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	sdmesa.edu	golfcollege.edu
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Costs	San Diego Mesa College	PGCC
Tuition (In State)	$1,104	$14,960
Tuition (Out of State)	$7,400	$14,960
Room & Board	$17,786	$9,600
Avg Net Price	$8,506	$28,639
Avg Grant Aid	$6,656	$4,069
% Receiving Grant Aid	57%	16%

Admission	San Diego Mesa College	PGCC
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Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
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Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	San Diego Mesa College	PGCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	24:1	17:1
Popular Majors	Business (27%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (16%) Health Professions (14%) General Studies (10%) Visual and Performing Arts (5%)	Business (100%)
Outcomes	San Diego Mesa College	PGCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$41,600	$50,900
Making Student Loan Payments	41%	61%
Median Student Loan Debt	$4,500	$12,000
Median Loan Payment	$46	$124

Diversity	San Diego Mesa College	PGCC
% Men	44%	99%
% Women	56%	1%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	33%	73%
% Black	6%	4%
% Hispanic	35%	3%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	1%	0%
% Two or More Races	6%	0%
% International	2%	17%
% Unknown Race	2%	0%

Students	San Diego Mesa College	PGCC
% In-State	98%	43%
% Out-of-State	1%	51%
Campus	San Diego Mesa College	PGCC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
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Comparable Facts

• San Diego Mesa College is larger than than PGCC based on total student enrollment (18,076 students vs. 90 students)

San Diego Mesa College vs. PGCC Cost Comparison

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

• Professional Golfers Career College is 1,255.1% more expensive to attend than San Diego Mesa College for in-state tuition ($14,960.00 vs. $1,104.00)
• Out of state tuition is 102.2% higher at PGCC than San Diego Mesa College ($14,960.00 vs. $7,400.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at San Diego Mesa College than PGCC ($8,506 vs. $28,639)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Professional Golfers Career College are 85.3% lower than costs at San Diego Mesa College ($9,600 vs. $17,786)
• More students receive financial grant aid at San Diego Mesa College than Professional Golfers Career College (57% vs. 16%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by San Diego Mesa College students is 63.6% larger than aid received Professional Golfers Career College ($6,656 vs. $4,069)

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

San Diego Mesa College vs. PGCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, San Diego Mesa College or PGCC? 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 PGCC and San Diego Mesa College.

• Graduates from Professional Golfers Career College earn on average $9,300 more per year than San Diego Mesa College graduates after ten years. ($50,900 vs. $41,600)
• San Diego Mesa College students graduate with a $7,500 lower median federal student loan debt than PGCC graduates. ($4,500 vs. $12,000)
• San Diego Mesa College graduates are paying $78 less per month on federal student loans than PGCC graduates. ($46 vs. $124)
• More PGCC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former San Diego Mesa College students, three years after graduation. (61% vs. 41%)

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