CC vs CSU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

CC is a public and CSU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are 2-4 years schools.
CSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,030) than CC ($8,870).
CSU has more students with 3,418 students while CC has 2,349 students.
CSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while CC's ratio is 14 to 1.
CSU has more full-time faculties with 224 faculties while CC has 51 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Columbia College and Charleston Southern University.

CC	vs.	CSU
Sonora, California	Location	Charleston, South Carolina
2-4 Years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Associate's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
In-State$1,547 Out-Of-State$8,870	2024 Tuition & Fees	$31,030
53%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$5,111	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$21,261

-	Acceptance Rates	76.00 %
-	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.99 %
-	SAT Score	1,060
-	ACT Score	20
27 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
9 %	Transfer-out Rate	40 %
57 %	Retention Rate	70 %
2,349	Student Population	3,418
51	Number of Faculties	224
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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