LCAD vs CSU Channel Islands

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

LCAD is a private (not-for-profit) and CSU Channel Islands is a public school and both are four-years schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than CSU Channel Islands ($18,697).
It is harder to admit to LCAD than CSU Channel Islands.
CSU Channel Islands has more students with 6,128 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while CSU Channel Islands's ratio is 17 to 1.
CSU Channel Islands has more full-time faculties with 223 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Laguna College of Art and Design and California State University-Channel Islands.

LCAD	vs.	CSU Channel Islands
Laguna Beach, California	Location	Camarillo, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
$35,650	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$6,817 Out-Of-State$18,697
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	69%
$11,780	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,794

77.99 %	Acceptance Rates	93.00 %
65.07 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	6.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	5 %
79 %	Retention Rate	75 %
760	Student Population	6,128
24	Number of Faculties	223
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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