California Northstate University vs San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria

Compare two rival schools - California Northstate University and San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria with tuition and admission information where California Northstate University is a four-years, private (for-profit) located in Elk Grove, CA and San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria is a 2-4 years, private (for-profit) located in Santa Maria, CA.

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Both schools are four-years, private (for-profit) schools.
California Northstate University has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,254) than San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria ($21,997).
California Northstate University has more students with 962 students while San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria has 110 students.
California Northstate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria's ratio is 18 to 1.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Northstate University and San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria.

California Northstate University	vs.	San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria
Elk Grove, California	Location	Santa Maria, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	2-4 Years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Associate's degree
	Carnegie Classification
$59,254	2024 Tuition & Fees	$21,997
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$6,671	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$3,872

84.85 %	Acceptance Rates	-
8.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	48 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
100 %	Retention Rate	58 %
962	Student Population	110
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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