Alvin vs. CBC

Alvin Community College vs. Coastal Bend College comparison

	Alvin Community College	Coastal Bend College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Alvin	CBC
Location	Alvin, TX	Beeville, TX
Setting	Large Suburban	Remote Town
Enrollment	5,411	3,899
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	alvincollege.edu	coastalbend.edu
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Costs	Alvin	CBC
Tuition (In State)	$1,128	$2,100
Tuition (Out of State)	$3,432	$4,410
Room & Board	$8,097	$6,200
Avg Net Price	$7,354	$4,818
Avg Grant Aid	$5,154	$6,289
% Receiving Grant Aid	68%	82%

Admission	Alvin	CBC
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Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	Alvin	CBC
Student to Faculty Ratio	12:1	18:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (25%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (17%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (12%) Science Technologies (8%) Business (8%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (23%) Health Professions (16%) Precision Production Trades (13%) Computer and Information Sciences (10%) Engineering Technology (8%)
Outcomes	Alvin	CBC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$40,400	$31,900
Making Student Loan Payments	50%	36%
Median Student Loan Debt	$6,127	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$63	N/A

Diversity	Alvin	CBC
% Men	41%	35%
% Women	59%	65%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	48%	19%
% Black	12%	3%
% Hispanic	32%	73%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	1%
% International	1%	3%
% Unknown Race	1%	0%

Students	Alvin	CBC
% In-State	99%	100%
% Out-of-State	1%	0%
Campus	Alvin	CBC
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
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Comparable Facts

• Alvin Community College is larger than than CBC based on total student enrollment (5,411 students vs. 3,899 students)

Alvin vs. CBC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Alvin or CBC?

• Coastal Bend College is 75.5% more expensive to attend than Alvin for in-state tuition ($3,960.00 vs. $2,256.00)
• Out of state tuition is 28.5% higher at CBC than Alvin Community College ($4,410.00 vs. $3,432.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Coastal Bend College than Alvin ($4,818 vs. $7,354)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Coastal Bend College are 30.6% lower than costs at Alvin Community College ($6,200 vs. $8,097)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Coastal Bend College than Alvin Community College (82% vs. 68%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Coastal Bend College students is 22% larger than aid received Alvin Community College ($6,289 vs. $5,154)

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

Alvin vs. CBC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Alvin or CBC? 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 CBC and Alvin.

• Graduates from Alvin Community College earn on average $8,500 more per year than CBC graduates after ten years. ($40,400 vs. $31,900)
• More Alvin graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former CBC students, three years after graduation. (50% vs. 36%)

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