BCC vs. Gaston College

Bladen Community College vs. Gaston College comparison

	Bladen Community College	Gaston College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	BCC	Gaston College
Location	Dublin, NC	Dallas, NC
Setting	Distant Rural	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	978	5,558
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	bladencc.edu	gaston.edu
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Costs	BCC	Gaston College
Tuition (In State)	$2,432	$2,432
Tuition (Out of State)	$8,576	$8,576
Room & Board	$7,400	$8,304
Avg Net Price	$9,059	$4,103
Avg Grant Aid	$2,920	$6,632
% Receiving Grant Aid	90%	100%

Admission	BCC	Gaston College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	2.6	-
Typical High School Grades	C+	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline	Aug 1, 2025

Academics	BCC	Gaston College
Student to Faculty Ratio	9:1	13:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (23%) Business (22%) Education (13%) Precision Production Trades (11%) Health Professions (9%)	Health Professions (21%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (14%) Business (13%) Computer and Information Sciences (13%) Engineering Technology (8%)
Outcomes	BCC	Gaston College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$25,900	$27,900
Making Student Loan Payments	14%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	N/A
Median Loan Payment	N/A	N/A

Diversity	BCC	Gaston College
% Men	33%	35%
% Women	67%	65%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	41%	69%
% Black	36%	16%
% Hispanic	4%	6%
% Native American	16%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	0%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	1%	7%

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

• Gaston College is larger than than BCC based on total student enrollment (5,558 students vs. 978 students)

BCC vs. Gaston College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, BCC or Gaston College?

• Bladen Community College and Gaston College cost the same to attend based on in-state tuition ($2,432.00 vs. $2,432.00)
• Out of state tuition is the same at BCC as Gaston College ($8,576.00 vs. $8,576.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Gaston College than BCC ($4,103 vs. $9,059)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Bladen Community College are 12.2% lower than costs at Gaston College ($7,400 vs. $8,304)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Gaston College than Bladen Community College (100% vs. 90%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Gaston College students is 127.1% larger than aid received Bladen Community College ($6,632 vs. $2,920)

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

BCC vs. Gaston College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, BCC or Gaston College? 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 Gaston College and BCC.

• Graduates from Gaston College earn on average $2,000 more per year than BCC graduates after ten years. ($27,900 vs. $25,900)

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