LCAD vs SMC 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 SMC is a public school and both are four-years schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than SMC ($9,316).
SMC has more students with 22,375 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while SMC's ratio is 26 to 1.
SMC has more full-time faculties with 327 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

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

LCAD	vs.	SMC
Laguna Beach, California	Location	Santa Monica, 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$1,156 Out-Of-State$9,316
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	52%
$11,780	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$3,332

77.99 %	Acceptance Rates	-
65.07 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	32 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
79 %	Retention Rate	-
760	Student Population	22,375
24	Number of Faculties	327
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	26 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

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