Whittier College vs MiraCosta College

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Whittier College is a private (not-for-profit) and MiraCosta College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Whittier College has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,864) than MiraCosta College ($9,120).
MiraCosta College has more students with 10,860 students while Whittier College has 1,192 students.
Whittier College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while MiraCosta College's ratio is 19 to 1.
MiraCosta College has more full-time faculties with 180 faculties while Whittier College has 114 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Whittier College and MiraCosta College.

Whittier College	vs.	MiraCosta College
Whittier, California	Location	Oceanside, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's
$49,864	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$1,152 Out-Of-State$9,120
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	52%
$35,076	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$4,152

84.98 %	Acceptance Rates	-
6.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
65 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
70 %	Retention Rate	84 %
1,192	Student Population	10,860
114	Number of Faculties	180
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	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, On-campus daycare

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