SMC vs CC 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.

SMC is a private (not-for-profit) and CC is a public school and both are four-years schools.
SMC has more expensive tuition & fees ($19,350) than CC ($8,870).
CC has more students with 2,349 students while SMC has 1,064 students.
CC has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while SMC's ratio is 18 to 1.
CC has more full-time faculties with 51 faculties while SMC has 37 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Spartanburg Methodist College and Columbia College.

SMC	vs.	CC
Spartanburg, South Carolina	Location	Sonora, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	2-4 Years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Associate's degree
Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small	Carnegie Classification	Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small
$19,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$1,547 Out-Of-State$8,870
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	53%
$17,211	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,111

80.99 %	Acceptance Rates	-
27.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
35 %	Graduation Rate	27 %
30 %	Transfer-out Rate	9 %
-	Retention Rate	57 %
1,064	Student Population	2,349
37	Number of Faculties	51
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
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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