CVCC vs. Drake State

Chattahoochee Valley Community College vs. J F Drake State Technical College comparison

	Chattahoochee Valley Community College	J F Drake State Technical College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CVCC	Drake State
Location	Phenix City, AL	Huntsville, AL
Setting	Midsize Suburban	Midsize City
Enrollment	1,712	1,011
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	cv.edu	drakestate.edu
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Costs	CVCC	Drake State
Tuition (In State)	$3,810	$3,810
Tuition (Out of State)	$7,620	$7,620
Room & Board	$11,200	$9,450
Avg Net Price	$6,741	$4,736
Avg Grant Aid	$9,142	$6,840
% Receiving Grant Aid	90%	90%

Admission	CVCC	Drake State
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
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Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	CVCC	Drake State
Student to Faculty Ratio	15:1	12:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (43%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (37%) Business (9%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (5%) Computer and Information Sciences (3%)	Health Professions (33%) Business (25%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (13%) Personal and Culinary Services (11%) Precision Production Trades (7%)
Outcomes	CVCC	Drake State
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$29,400	$26,100
Making Student Loan Payments	27%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$9,389	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$97	N/A

Diversity	CVCC	Drake State
% Men	16%	10%
% Women	23%	19%
Racial Diversity	Very High	High
HBCU	No	Yes
% White	47%	37%
% Black	44%	56%
% Hispanic	5%	2%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	1%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	2%
% International	0%	1%
% Unknown Race	1%	1%

Students	CVCC	Drake State
% In-State	78%	92%
% Out-of-State	22%	1%
Campus	CVCC	Drake State
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Chattahoochee Valley Community College is larger than than Drake State based on total student enrollment (1,712 students vs. 1,011 students)

CVCC vs. Drake State Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CVCC or Drake State?

• Chattahoochee Valley Community College and Drake State cost the same to attend based on in-state tuition ($3,810.00 vs. $3,810.00)
• Out of state tuition is the same at CVCC as J F Drake State Technical College ($7,620.00 vs. $7,620.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at J F Drake State Technical College than CVCC ($4,736 vs. $6,741)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at J F Drake State Technical College are 18.5% lower than costs at Chattahoochee Valley Community College ($9,450 vs. $11,200)
• The same percent of students receive financial grant aid at Chattahoochee Valley Community College as J F Drake State Technical College (90% vs. 90%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Chattahoochee Valley Community College students is 33.7% larger than aid received J F Drake State Technical College ($9,142 vs. $6,840)

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

CVCC vs. Drake State Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, CVCC or Drake State? 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 Drake State and CVCC.

• Graduates from Chattahoochee Valley Community College earn on average $3,300 more per year than Drake State graduates after ten years. ($29,400 vs. $26,100)

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