ACC vs. WPCC

Alamance Community College vs. Western Piedmont Community College comparison

	Alamance Community College	Western Piedmont Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	ACC	WPCC
Location	Graham, NC	Morganton, NC
Setting	Rural Fringe	Small City
Enrollment	3,939	1,749
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	alamancecc.edu	wpcc.edu
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Costs	ACC	WPCC
Tuition (In State)	$2,462	$2,432
Tuition (Out of State)	$8,606	$8,576
Room & Board	$12,465	$7,504
Avg Net Price	$16,861	$7,821
Avg Grant Aid	$5,414	$7,555
% Receiving Grant Aid	96%	100%

Admission	ACC	WPCC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	ACC	WPCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	14:1	11:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (23%) Health Professions (22%) Business (15%) Engineering Technology (7%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (6%)	Health Professions (22%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (21%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (21%) Business (8%) Engineering Technology (7%)
Outcomes	ACC	WPCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$28,800	$27,600
Making Student Loan Payments	-	26%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$3,500
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$36

Diversity	ACC	WPCC
% Men	39%	37%
% Women	61%	63%
Racial Diversity	High	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	57%	80%
% Black	21%	7%
% Hispanic	11%	5%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	0%
% International	3%	0%
% Unknown Race	4%	0%

Students	ACC	WPCC
% In-State	91%	98%
% Out-of-State	0%	0%
Campus	ACC	WPCC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
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Comparable Facts

• Alamance Community College is larger than than WPCC based on total student enrollment (3,939 students vs. 1,749 students)

ACC vs. WPCC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, ACC or WPCC?

• Alamance Community College is 1.2% more expensive to attend than WPCC for in-state tuition ($2,462.00 vs. $2,432.00)
• Out of state tuition is 0.3% higher at ACC than Western Piedmont Community College ($8,606.00 vs. $8,576.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Western Piedmont Community College than ACC ($7,821 vs. $16,861)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Western Piedmont Community College are 66.1% lower than costs at Alamance Community College ($7,504 vs. $12,465)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Western Piedmont Community College than Alamance Community College (100% vs. 96%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Western Piedmont Community College students is 39.5% larger than aid received Alamance Community College ($7,555 vs. $5,414)

Which college is harder to get into, ACC or WPCC? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between WPCC or ACC .

ACC vs. WPCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, ACC or WPCC? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between WPCC and ACC.

• Graduates from Alamance Community College earn on average $1,200 more per year than WPCC graduates after ten years. ($28,800 vs. $27,600)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/