Chipola vs. Beacon College

Chipola College vs. Beacon College comparison

	Chipola College	Beacon College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Chipola	Beacon College
Location	Marianna, FL	Leesburg, FL
Setting	Distant Town	Small Suburban
Enrollment	1,826	501
Type	Public 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	chipola.edu	beaconcollege.edu
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Costs	Chipola	Beacon College
Tuition (In State)	$2,365	$46,420
Tuition (Out of State)	$8,195	$46,420
Room & Board	$4,560	$14,234
Avg Net Price	$3,316	$43,474
Avg Grant Aid	$6,333	$20,933
% Receiving Grant Aid	99%	94%

Admission	Chipola	Beacon College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	416
Admitted	-	216
Acceptance Rate	Open	51.9%
Enrolled %	Open	47.2%
Avg High School GPA	2.5	3.2
Typical High School Grades	C+	B
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores		Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline

Academics	Chipola	Beacon College
Student to Faculty Ratio	18:1	12:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (49%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (20%) Health Professions (19%) Education (5%) Personal and Culinary Services (3%)	Human Services (41%) Computer and Information Sciences (33%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (26%)
Outcomes	Chipola	Beacon College
Graduation Rate	-	82%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$33,000	N/A
Making Student Loan Payments	47%	55%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$25,000
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$258

Diversity	Chipola	Beacon College
% Men	38%	66%
% Women	62%	34%
Racial Diversity	Low	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	74%	70%
% Black	17%	15%
% Hispanic	4%	4%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	4%
% International	1%	3%
% Unknown Race	1%	0%

Students	Chipola	Beacon College
% In-State	92%	24%
% Out-of-State	8%	76%
Campus	Chipola	Beacon College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Chipola College is larger than than Beacon College based on total student enrollment (1,826 students vs. 501 students)

Chipola vs. Beacon College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Chipola or Beacon College?

• Beacon College is 1,862.8% more expensive to attend than Chipola for in-state tuition ($46,420.00 vs. $2,365.00)
• Out of state tuition is 466.4% higher at Beacon College than Chipola College ($46,420.00 vs. $8,195.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Chipola College than Beacon College ($3,316 vs. $43,474)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Chipola College are 212.1% lower than costs at Beacon College ($4,560 vs. $14,234)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Chipola College than Beacon College (99% vs. 94%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Beacon College students is 230.5% larger than aid received Chipola College ($20,933 vs. $6,333)

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

• Accepted freshman Beacon College students have a 0.7 point higher average high school GPA (3.2) than students at Chipola (2.5)

Chipola vs. Beacon College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Chipola or Beacon 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 Beacon College and Chipola.

• More Beacon College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Chipola students, three years after graduation. (55% vs. 47%)

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