Chipola vs. DSC

Chipola College vs. Dalton State College comparison

	Chipola College	Dalton State College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Chipola	DSC
Location	Marianna, FL	Dalton, GA
Setting	Distant Town	Small City
Enrollment	1,826	4,527
Type	Public 4 Year	Public 4 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	chipola.edu	daltonstate.edu
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Costs	Chipola	DSC
Tuition (In State)	$2,365	$2,563
Tuition (Out of State)	$8,195	$9,469
Room & Board	$4,560	$10,019
Avg Net Price	$3,316	$5,532
Avg Grant Aid	$6,333	$6,967
% Receiving Grant Aid	99%	99%

Admission	Chipola	DSC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	2.5	3.1
Typical High School Grades	C+	B
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline		Jul 1, 2025

Academics	Chipola	DSC
Student to Faculty Ratio	18:1	20:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (49%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (20%) Health Professions (19%) Education (5%) Personal and Culinary Services (3%)	Health Professions (25%) Business (25%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (23%) Education (12%) Engineering Technology (7%)
Outcomes	Chipola	DSC
Graduation Rate	-	16%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$33,000	$32,500
Making Student Loan Payments	47%	42%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$14,887
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$153

Diversity	Chipola	DSC
% Men	38%	39%
% Women	62%	61%
Racial Diversity	Low	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	74%	64%
% Black	17%	4%
% Hispanic	4%	22%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	1%
% International	1%	3%
% Unknown Race	1%	4%

Students	Chipola	DSC
% In-State	92%	96%
% Out-of-State	8%	1%
Campus	Chipola	DSC
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Dalton State College is larger than than Chipola based on total student enrollment (4,527 students vs. 1,826 students)

Chipola vs. DSC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Chipola or DSC?

• Dalton State College is 8.4% more expensive to attend than Chipola for in-state tuition ($2,563.00 vs. $2,365.00)
• Out of state tuition is 15.5% higher at DSC than Chipola College ($9,469.00 vs. $8,195.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Chipola College than DSC ($3,316 vs. $5,532)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Chipola College are 119.7% lower than costs at Dalton State College ($4,560 vs. $10,019)
• The same percent of students receive financial grant aid at Chipola College as Dalton State College (99% vs. 99%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Dalton State College students is 10% larger than aid received Chipola College ($6,967 vs. $6,333)

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

• Accepted freshman DSC students have a 0.6 point higher average high school GPA (3.1) than students at Chipola (2.5)

Chipola vs. DSC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

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

• Graduates from Chipola College earn on average $500 more per year than DSC graduates after ten years. ($33,000 vs. $32,500)
• More Chipola graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former DSC students, three years after graduation. (47% vs. 42%)

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