LCAD vs WLAC 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 WLAC is a public school and both are four-years schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than WLAC ($10,130).
WLAC has more students with 8,656 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while WLAC's ratio is 24 to 1.
WLAC has more full-time faculties with 126 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

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

LCAD	vs.	WLAC
Laguna Beach, California	Location	Culver City, 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$1,238 Out-Of-State$10,130
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	53%
$11,799	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$3,507

77.61 %	Acceptance Rates	-
64.90 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
79 %	Retention Rate	100 %
760	Student Population	8,656
24	Number of Faculties	126
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	24 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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