Academic Comparison between Great Northern and LCC

Great Northern University and Lower Columbia College are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Great Northern is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Spokane, WA and LCC is a four-year, public school located in Longview, WA.

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

Great Northern is a private (not-for-profit) and LCC is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Great Northern has more expensive tuition & fees ($18,300) than LCC ($6,003).
LCC has more students with 2,724 students while Great Northern has 48 students.
Great Northern has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while LCC's ratio is 15 to 1.
LCC has more full-time faculties with 72 faculties while Great Northern has 6 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Great Northern University	vs.	Lower Columbia College
Spokane, Washington	Location	Longview, Washington
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Associate's - Public Suburban-serving Single Campus
$18,300	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$4,626 Out-Of-State$6,003
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	52%
$5,125	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,586

100.00 %	Acceptance Rates	-
91.67 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
50 %	Graduation Rate	23 %
50 %	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
100 %	Retention Rate	-
48	Student Population	2,724
6	Number of Faculties	72
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare