Haley Ruyle
hruyle@lc.edu

Many people believe that going to a community college is a waste of time but Lewis and Clark Community College will prove that idea wrong!

All across the board, Lewis and Clark Community College proves to be the number one school against 28 of its peer institutions this year. Lewis and Clark is a wonderful school because other than the low tuition fees and the small classrooms, Lewis and Clark’s potential exceeds beyond expectations when it comes to student’s aid!

“Lewis and Clark Community College is outperforming it’s peer institutions in terms of intolerant, retention and graduation rates,” says Laura Inlow in “Lewis and Clark outperforms Peer Institutes.”

Lewis and Clark Community College is the best because, in comparison, their enrollment was exceedingly higher than their peer institutions! Lewis and Clark have 10,145 enrolled while other institutions had 8,353. However, it’s not just about the enrollment, but the tuition and retention as well! Lewis and Clark’s Tuition fees are lower than the peer institutions; Lewis and Clark’s Tuition fees, costing roughly $3,432, and their peer institutes, costing roughly $3,513, the retention  rate of a part-time student here at Lewis and Clark is 54 percent to 38 percent at another peer institute, for a full-time student at Lewis and Clark 66 percent to 58 percent at another peer institute, and an overall graduation rate at Lewis and Clark is 39 percent to 28 percent at another peer institute.

“The college strives to be a high-quality, low-cost leader, and the Department of Education’s findings demonstrate the value of Lewis and Clark.” says Laura Inlow in “Lewis and Clark outperforms Peer Institutes.”

Lewis and Clark Community College outstanding performance within this last year shows us that out of 28 institutions, Lewis and Clark Community College is the best institution that not just worth the money and time, but is worth the knowledge.