CC vs. Orange Coast vs. Columbia
The following statements compares 3 schools with important academic statistics including tuition, test scores, and admission rate.
- Columbia's tuition is the most expensive ($12,276) and CC's tuition is the lowest ($9,264).
- Columbia has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 20 to 1 and Orange Coast has the highest ratio of 27 to 1.
- Orange Coast is the largest school with 17,096 enrolled students and CC is the smallest school with 2,828 students.
- Columbia has the highest amount of financial aid of $8,897 and Orange Coast has the lowest amount of $4,012.
- Orange Coast has the highest graduation rate of 48% and CC has the lowest rate of 27%.

Offered Degrees
Certificate Programs
Associate
Associate
Tuition & Fees
$1,282 In-State
$9,264 out-of-state
$9,264 out-of-state
Financial Aid
$4,087
Largest Vocational Programs
Enrollment
2,828 (All undergraduate)
916 Online Students
Graduation Rate
27% Graduation Rate
7% Transfer-out Rate
58% Retention Rate
Faculty & Staff
21 to 1 Students to Faculty
48 Faculties (full-time)
138 Staffs (full-time)
$92,791 Faculty Salary
$81,355 Staff Salary
Learning Opportunities
Study Abroad
Campus Living

Offered Degrees
Certificate Programs
Associate
Associate
Tuition & Fees
$1,392 In-State
$11,640 out-of-state
$11,640 out-of-state
Financial Aid
$4,012
Largest Vocational Programs
Enrollment
17,096 (All undergraduate)
2,351 Online Students
Graduation Rate
48% Graduation Rate
12% Transfer-out Rate
74% Retention Rate
Faculty & Staff
27 to 1 Students to Faculty
257 Faculties (full-time)
581 Staffs (full-time)
$125,854 Faculty Salary
$97,006 Staff Salary
Learning Opportunities
Study Abroad
Evening College
Evening College
Campus Living

Offered Degrees
Certificate Programs
Associate
Bachelor's
Master's
Associate
Bachelor's
Master's
Tuition & Fees
$12,276
Financial Aid
$8,897
Largest Vocational Programs
Enrollment
5,207 Undergraduate
482 Graduate
4,019 Online Students
Graduation Rate
42% Graduation Rate
75% Retention Rate
Faculty & Staff
20 to 1 Students to Faculty
67 Faculties (full-time)
481 Staffs (full-time)
$74,128 Faculty Salary
$61,009 Staff Salary
Learning Opportunities
ROTC
Study Abroad
Evening College
Teacher Certificate
Study Abroad
Evening College
Teacher Certificate
Campus Living
Add a College
Add a College
More rivals of CC
- vs. City College of San Francisco
- vs. Fullerton College
- vs. Sri Sai Krish Institute
- vs. College of the Siskiyous
- vs. FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Orange County
- vs. Chaffey College
- vs. Clovis Community College
- vs. Institute for Business and Technology
- vs. Healthcare Career College
- vs. Eagle Rock College
- vs. College of Marin
- vs. Concorde Career College-North Hollywood
- vs. Los Angeles Trade Technical College
- vs. Peralta Community College System Office
- vs. Southern California Health Institute
More rivals of Orange Coast
- vs. Sierra College
- vs. American Career College-Anaheim
- vs. Ventura College
- vs. San Jose City College
- vs. Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District
- vs. Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos
- vs. Xavier College School of Nursing
- vs. Irvine Valley College
- vs. Peralta Community College System Office
- vs. MTI College
- vs. Ohlone College
- vs. North-West College-Riverside
- vs. American River College
- vs. National Career College
- vs. Central Coast College
More rivals of Columbia
- vs. Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
- vs. University of North Texas at Dallas
- vs. George Fox University
- vs. Young Harris College
- vs. Lawrence Technological University
- vs. Curry College
- vs. CUNY Medgar Evers College
- vs. Mount St. Mary's University
- vs. Weber State University
- vs. Marshall University
- vs. University of Houston-Clear Lake
- vs. Otterbein University
- vs. Lake Erie College
- vs. SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- vs. Simpson University
