Westcliff University vs SMC

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Westcliff University is a private (for-profit) and SMC is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Westcliff University has more expensive tuition & fees ($21,000) than SMC ($9,316).
SMC has more students with 22,375 students while Westcliff University has 5,625 students.
Westcliff University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while SMC's ratio is 26 to 1.
SMC has more full-time faculties with 327 faculties while Westcliff University has 48 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Westcliff University and Santa Monica College.

Westcliff University	vs.	SMC
Irvine, California	Location	Santa Monica, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
School of business and management	Carnegie Classification	Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's
$21,000	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$1,156 Out-Of-State$9,316
27%	% Receiving Financial Aid	52%
$8,395	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$3,332

45.13 %	Acceptance Rates	-
53.50 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
44 %	Graduation Rate	32 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
74 %	Retention Rate	-
5,625	Student Population	22,375
48	Number of Faculties	327
10 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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