BCC vs. SCC

Bladen Community College vs. Sandhills Community College comparison

	Bladen Community College	Sandhills Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	BCC	SCC
Location	Dublin, NC	Pinehurst, NC
Setting	Distant Rural	Distant Town
Enrollment	990	3,824
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	bladencc.edu	sandhills.edu
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Costs	BCC	SCC
Tuition (In State)	$2,432	$1,824
Tuition (Out of State)	$8,576	$6,382
Room & Board	$8,600	$15,018
Avg Net Price	$8,382	$11,169
Avg Grant Aid	$2,893	$6,711
% Receiving Grant Aid	84%	83%

Admission	BCC	SCC
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	SCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	8:1	13:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (23%) Business (22%) Education (13%) Precision Production Trades (11%) Health Professions (9%)	Health Professions (31%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (29%) Business (9%) Personal and Culinary Services (7%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (7%)
Outcomes	BCC	SCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$25,900	$27,800
Making Student Loan Payments	14%	57%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	N/A
Median Loan Payment	N/A	N/A

Diversity	BCC	SCC
% Men	3%	15%
% Women	8%	23%
Racial Diversity	Very High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	41%	59%
% Black	36%	20%
% Hispanic	4%	10%
% Native American	16%	4%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	3%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	1%	2%

Students	BCC	SCC
% In-State	100%	98%
% Out-of-State	0%	1%
Campus	BCC	SCC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Sandhills Community College is larger than than BCC based on total student enrollment (3,824 students vs. 990 students)

BCC vs. SCC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, BCC or SCC?

• Bladen Community College is 33.3% more expensive to attend than SCC for in-state tuition ($2,432.00 vs. $1,824.00)
• Out of state tuition is 34.4% higher at BCC than Sandhills Community College ($8,576.00 vs. $6,382.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Bladen Community College than SCC ($8,382 vs. $11,169)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Bladen Community College are 74.6% lower than costs at Sandhills Community College ($8,600 vs. $15,018)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Bladen Community College than Sandhills Community College (84% vs. 83%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Sandhills Community College students is 132% larger than aid received Bladen Community College ($6,711 vs. $2,893)

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

BCC vs. SCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, BCC or SCC? 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 SCC and BCC.

• Graduates from Sandhills Community College earn on average $1,900 more per year than BCC graduates after ten years. ($27,800 vs. $25,900)
• More SCC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former BCC students, three years after graduation. (57% vs. 14%)

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