Ringling College vs GCSC

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Ringling College is a private (not-for-profit) and GCSC is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Ringling College has more expensive tuition & fees ($55,480) than GCSC ($8,635).
GCSC has more students with 4,694 students while Ringling College has 1,705 students.
Ringling College has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while GCSC's ratio is 19 to 1.
GCSC has more full-time faculties with 133 faculties while Ringling College has 120 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Ringling College of Art and Design and Gulf Coast State College.

Ringling College	vs.	GCSC
Sarasota, Florida	Location	Panama City, Florida
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor'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
$55,480	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$2,370 Out-Of-State$8,635
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	77%
$17,582	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$4,495

67.00 %	Acceptance Rates	-
25.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	38 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	12 %
84 %	Retention Rate	-
1,705	Student Population	4,694
120	Number of Faculties	133
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 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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