BC3 vs. CTI

Butler County Community College vs. Commonwealth Technical Institute comparison

	Butler County Community College	Commonwealth Technical Institute	College 3	College 4
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Overview	BC3	CTI
Location	Butler, PA	Johnstown, PA
Setting	Distant Town	Small Suburban
Enrollment	2,496	94
Type	Public 2 Year	Private 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	bc3.edu	hgac.org
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Costs	BC3	CTI
Tuition (In State)	$3,750	$7,564
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,840	$7,564
Room & Board	$4,000	$9,028
Avg Net Price	$5,328	$13,619
Avg Grant Aid	$5,814	$7,451
% Receiving Grant Aid	88%	59%

Admission	BC3	CTI
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline	Aug 15, 2025

Academics	BC3	CTI
Student to Faculty Ratio	12:1	4:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (30%) Business (23%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (9%) Engineering Technology (8%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (6%)	Construction Trades (23%) Business (22%) Health Professions (20%) Personal and Culinary Services (14%) Engineering Technology (9%)
Outcomes	BC3	CTI
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$33,700	$15,100
Making Student Loan Payments	53%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$8,655	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$89	N/A

Diversity	BC3	CTI
% Men	37%	77%
% Women	63%	23%
Racial Diversity	Low	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	75%	73%
% Black	3%	8%
% Hispanic	1%	3%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	1%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	18%	15%

Students	BC3	CTI
% In-State	99%	97%
% Out-of-State	0%	3%
Campus	BC3	CTI
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
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Comparable Facts

• Butler County Community College is larger than than CTI based on total student enrollment (2,496 students vs. 94 students)

BC3 vs. CTI Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, BC3 or CTI?

• Commonwealth Technical Institute is 10.6% more expensive to attend than BC3 for in-state tuition ($7,564.00 vs. $6,840.00)
• Out of state tuition is 30.1% higher at BC3 than Commonwealth Technical Institute ($9,840.00 vs. $7,564.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Butler County Community College than CTI ($5,328 vs. $13,619)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Butler County Community College are 125.7% lower than costs at Commonwealth Technical Institute ($4,000 vs. $9,028)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Butler County Community College than Commonwealth Technical Institute (88% vs. 59%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Commonwealth Technical Institute students is 28.2% larger than aid received Butler County Community College ($7,451 vs. $5,814)

Which college is harder to get into, BC3 or CTI? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between CTI or BC3 .

BC3 vs. CTI Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, BC3 or CTI? 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 CTI and BC3.

• Graduates from Butler County Community College earn on average $18,600 more per year than CTI graduates after ten years. ($33,700 vs. $15,100)

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