ACC vs. WCC

Alamance Community College vs. Wilson Community College comparison

	Alamance Community College	Wilson Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	ACC	WCC
Location	Graham, NC	Wilson, NC
Setting	Rural Fringe	Distant Town
Enrollment	3,939	1,779
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	alamancecc.edu	wilsoncc.edu
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Costs	ACC	WCC
Tuition (In State)	$2,462	$2,736
Tuition (Out of State)	$8,606	$9,648
Room & Board	$12,465	$10,450
Avg Net Price	$16,861	$8,322
Avg Grant Aid	$5,414	$5,766
% Receiving Grant Aid	96%	96%

Admission	ACC	WCC
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	WCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	14:1	8:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (23%) Health Professions (22%) Business (15%) Engineering Technology (7%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (6%)	Health Professions (17%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (16%) Education (11%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (11%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (11%)
Outcomes	ACC	WCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$28,800	$26,400
Making Student Loan Payments	-	33%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$9,501
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$98

Diversity	ACC	WCC
% Men	39%	34%
% Women	61%	66%
Racial Diversity	High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	57%	46%
% Black	21%	36%
% Hispanic	11%	10%
% Native American	1%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	4%
% Two or More Races	1%	0%
% International	3%	0%
% Unknown Race	4%	2%

Students	ACC	WCC
% In-State	91%	81%
% Out-of-State	0%	1%
Campus	ACC	WCC
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 WCC based on total student enrollment (3,939 students vs. 1,779 students)

ACC vs. WCC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, ACC or WCC?

• Wilson Community College is 11.1% more expensive to attend than ACC for in-state tuition ($2,736.00 vs. $2,462.00)
• Out of state tuition is 12.1% higher at WCC than Alamance Community College ($9,648.00 vs. $8,606.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Wilson Community College than ACC ($8,322 vs. $16,861)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Wilson Community College are 19.3% lower than costs at Alamance Community College ($10,450 vs. $12,465)
• The same percent of students receive financial grant aid at Alamance Community College as Wilson Community College (96% vs. 96%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Wilson Community College students is 6.5% larger than aid received Alamance Community College ($5,766 vs. $5,414)

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

ACC vs. WCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, ACC or WCC? 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 WCC and ACC.

• Graduates from Alamance Community College earn on average $2,400 more per year than WCC graduates after ten years. ($28,800 vs. $26,400)

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