LCAD vs San Diego Mesa 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 San Diego Mesa College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than San Diego Mesa College ($9,094).
San Diego Mesa College has more students with 18,076 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while San Diego Mesa College's ratio is 24 to 1.
San Diego Mesa College has more full-time faculties with 259 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

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

LCAD	vs.	San Diego Mesa College
Laguna Beach, California	Location	San Diego, 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$1,150 Out-Of-State$9,094
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	34%
$11,780	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$4,231

77.99 %	Acceptance Rates	-
65.07 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	13 %
79 %	Retention Rate	-
760	Student Population	18,076
24	Number of Faculties	259
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	24 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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