Musicians Institute vs SMC

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Musicians Institute is a private (for-profit) and SMC is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Musicians Institute has more expensive tuition & fees ($27,194) than SMC ($9,316).
SMC has more students with 22,375 students while Musicians Institute has 864 students.
Musicians Institute has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while SMC's ratio is 26 to 1.
SMC has more full-time faculties with 327 faculties while Musicians Institute has 53 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Musicians Institute and Santa Monica College.

Musicians Institute	vs.	SMC
Hollywood, California	Location	Santa Monica, California
Four-years, Private (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
$27,194	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$1,156 Out-Of-State$9,316
37%	% Receiving Financial Aid	52%
$4,448	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$3,332

71.06 %	Acceptance Rates	-
47.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
47 %	Graduation Rate	32 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
83 %	Retention Rate	-
864	Student Population	22,375
53	Number of Faculties	327
6 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	26 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	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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