LCAD vs SAC 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.

LCAD is a private (not-for-profit) and SAC is a public school and both are four-years schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than SAC ($9,460).
SAC has more students with 23,852 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while SAC's ratio is 31 to 1.
SAC has more full-time faculties with 240 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

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

LCAD	vs.	SAC
Laguna Beach, California	Location	Santa Ana, 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$1,180 Out-Of-State$9,460
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	43%
$11,780	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$4,715

77.99 %	Acceptance Rates	-
65.07 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	26 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
79 %	Retention Rate	-
760	Student Population	23,852
24	Number of Faculties	240
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	31 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, On-campus daycare

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