BC vs. Chipola

Broward College vs. Chipola College comparison

	Broward College	Chipola College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	BC	Chipola
Location	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Marianna, FL
Setting	Large Suburban	Distant Town
Enrollment	30,057	1,826
Type	Public 4 Year	Public 4 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	broward.edu	chipola.edu
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Costs	BC	Chipola
Tuition (In State)	$1,968	$2,365
Tuition (Out of State)	$7,402	$8,195
Room & Board	$19,500	$4,560
Avg Net Price	$15,252	$3,316
Avg Grant Aid	$6,131	$6,333
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	99%

Admission	BC	Chipola
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	2.5
Typical High School Grades	-	C+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	BC	Chipola
Student to Faculty Ratio	29:1	18:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (68%) Health Professions (18%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (3%) Business (3%) Transportation and Materials Moving (2%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (49%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (20%) Health Professions (19%) Education (5%) Personal and Culinary Services (3%)
Outcomes	BC	Chipola
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$37,400	$33,000
Making Student Loan Payments	37%	47%
Median Student Loan Debt	$6,000	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$62	N/A

Diversity	BC	Chipola
% Men	40%	38%
% Women	60%	62%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	18%	74%
% Black	35%	17%
% Hispanic	35%	4%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	2%
% International	4%	1%
% Unknown Race	4%	1%

Students	BC	Chipola
% In-State	98%	92%
% Out-of-State	0%	8%
Campus	BC	Chipola
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
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Comparable Facts

• Broward College is larger than than Chipola based on total student enrollment (30,057 students vs. 1,826 students)

BC vs. Chipola Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, BC or Chipola?

• Chipola College is 20.2% more expensive to attend than BC for in-state tuition ($2,365.00 vs. $1,968.00)
• Out of state tuition is 10.7% higher at Chipola than Broward College ($8,195.00 vs. $7,402.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Chipola College than BC ($3,316 vs. $15,252)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Chipola College are 327.6% lower than costs at Broward College ($4,560 vs. $19,500)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Broward College than Chipola College (100% vs. 99%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Chipola College students is 3.3% larger than aid received Broward College ($6,333 vs. $6,131)

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

BC vs. Chipola Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, BC or Chipola? 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 Chipola and BC.

• Graduates from Broward College earn on average $4,400 more per year than Chipola graduates after ten years. ($37,400 vs. $33,000)
• More Chipola graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former BC students, three years after graduation. (47% vs. 37%)

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