Academic Comparison between CPTC and DIT

Clover Park Technical College and DigiPen Institute of Technology are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. CPTC is a four-year, public school located in Lakewood, WA and DIT is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in Redmond, WA.

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

CPTC is a public and DIT is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
DIT has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,950) than CPTC ($6,634).
CPTC has more students with 3,408 students while DIT has 1,084 students.
DIT has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while CPTC's ratio is 20 to 1.
CPTC has more full-time faculties with 114 faculties while DIT has 72 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Clover Park Technical College	vs.	DigiPen Institute of Technology
Lakewood, Washington	Location	Redmond, Washington
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$6,634 Out-Of-State$6,634	2025 Tuition & Fees	$38,950
31%	% Receiving Financial Aid	53%
$8,348	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,838

-	Acceptance Rates	64.42 %
-	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	27.18 %
-	SAT Score	1,290
-	ACT Score	28
43 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
10 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
-	Retention Rate	76 %
3,408	Student Population	1,084
114	Number of Faculties	72
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services