LCAD vs MiraCosta College

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 MiraCosta College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than MiraCosta College ($9,120).
MiraCosta College has more students with 10,860 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while MiraCosta College's ratio is 19 to 1.
MiraCosta College has more full-time faculties with 180 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Laguna College of Art and Design and MiraCosta College.

LCAD	vs.	MiraCosta College
Laguna Beach, California	Location	Oceanside, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's
$35,650	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$1,152 Out-Of-State$9,120
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	52%
$11,780	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$4,152

77.99 %	Acceptance Rates	-
65.07 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
79 %	Retention Rate	84 %
760	Student Population	10,860
24	Number of Faculties	180
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare

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