Blue Ridge Community College vs. Harrison College

Blue Ridge Community College vs. Harrison College comparison

	Blue Ridge Community College	Harrison College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Blue Ridge Community College	Harrison College
Location	Flat Rock, NC	Morrisville, NC
Setting	Rural Fringe	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	2,794	89
Type	Public 2 Year	Private 2 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	blueridge.edu	harrison.edu
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Costs	Blue Ridge Community College	Harrison College
Tuition (In State)	$2,432	$14,400
Tuition (Out of State)	$8,576	$14,400
Room & Board	$9,826	$6,615
Avg Net Price	$7,677	$20,573
Avg Grant Aid	$5,730	$4,626
% Receiving Grant Aid	66%	83%

Admission	Blue Ridge Community College	Harrison College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open
Enrolled %	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores		Neither required nor recommended
Application Deadline

Academics	Blue Ridge Community College	Harrison College
Student to Faculty Ratio	14:1	0:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (23%) Business (17%) Health Professions (14%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (13%) Education (5%)
Outcomes	Blue Ridge Community College	Harrison College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$27,500	$25,300
Making Student Loan Payments	29%	21%
Median Student Loan Debt	$10,500	$27,835
Median Loan Payment	$108	$287

Diversity	Blue Ridge Community College	Harrison College
% Men	39%	0%
% Women	61%	0%
Racial Diversity	Very Low	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	81%	27%
% Black	4%	53%
% Hispanic	7%	7%
% Native American	1%	3%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	6%
% International	2%	0%
% Unknown Race	5%	3%

Students	Blue Ridge Community College	Harrison College
% In-State	99%	-
% Out-of-State	1%	-
Campus	Blue Ridge Community College	Harrison College
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Blue Ridge Community College is larger than than Harrison College based on total student enrollment (2,794 students vs. 89 students)

Blue Ridge Community College vs. Harrison College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Blue Ridge Community College or Harrison College?

• Harrison College is 492.1% more expensive to attend than Blue Ridge Community College for in-state tuition ($14,400.00 vs. $2,432.00)
• Out of state tuition is 67.9% higher at Harrison College than Blue Ridge Community College ($14,400.00 vs. $8,576.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Blue Ridge Community College than Harrison College ($7,677 vs. $20,573)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Harrison College are 48.5% lower than costs at Blue Ridge Community College ($6,615 vs. $9,826)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Harrison College than Blue Ridge Community College (83% vs. 66%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Blue Ridge Community College students is 23.9% larger than aid received Harrison College ($5,730 vs. $4,626)

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

Blue Ridge Community College vs. Harrison College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Blue Ridge Community College or Harrison 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 Harrison College and Blue Ridge Community College.

• Graduates from Blue Ridge Community College earn on average $2,200 more per year than Harrison College graduates after ten years. ($27,500 vs. $25,300)
• Blue Ridge Community College students graduate with a $17,335 lower median federal student loan debt than Harrison College graduates. ($10,500 vs. $27,835)
• Blue Ridge Community College graduates are paying $179 less per month on federal student loans than Harrison College graduates. ($108 vs. $287)
• More Blue Ridge Community College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Harrison College students, three years after graduation. (29% vs. 21%)

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