Academic Comparison between CCS and Alpena CC

College for Creative Studies and Alpena Community College are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. CCS is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Detroit, MI and Alpena CC is a four-year, public school located in Alpena, MI.

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

CCS is a private (not-for-profit) and Alpena CC is a public school and both are four-year schools.
CCS has more expensive tuition & fees ($53,350) than Alpena CC ($8,220).
Alpena CC has more students with 1,581 students while CCS has 1,433 students.
CCS has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Alpena CC's ratio is 15 to 1.
CCS has more full-time faculties with 54 faculties while Alpena CC has 45 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

College for Creative Studies	vs.	Alpena Community College
Detroit, Michigan	Location	Alpena, Michigan
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's
$53,350	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,220 Out-Of-State$8,220
90%	% Receiving Financial Aid	37%
$26,478	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,149

91.94 %	Acceptance Rates	-
24.90 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
71 %	Graduation Rate	52 %
14 %	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
82 %	Retention Rate	50 %
1,433	Student Population	1,581
54	Number of Faculties	45
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services