Chipola vs. PSC

Chipola College vs. Polk State College comparison

	Chipola College	Polk State College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Chipola	PSC
Location	Marianna, FL	Winter Haven, FL
Setting	Distant Town	Small City
Enrollment	1,826	8,180
Type	Public 4 Year	Public 4 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	chipola.edu	polk.edu
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Costs	Chipola	PSC
Tuition (In State)	$2,365	$2,483
Tuition (Out of State)	$8,195	$9,933
Room & Board	$4,560	$8,339
Avg Net Price	$3,316	$9,588
Avg Grant Aid	$6,333	$3,168
% Receiving Grant Aid	99%	71%

Admission	Chipola	PSC
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	Chipola	PSC
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%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (52%) Health Professions (20%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (10%) Education (9%) Work and Family Studies (3%)
Outcomes	Chipola	PSC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$33,000	$34,000
Making Student Loan Payments	47%	40%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$9,500
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$98

Diversity	Chipola	PSC
% Men	38%	34%
% Women	62%	66%
Racial Diversity	Low	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	74%	53%
% Black	17%	17%
% Hispanic	4%	20%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	2%
% International	1%	1%
% Unknown Race	1%	4%

Students	Chipola	PSC
% In-State	92%	99%
% Out-of-State	8%	0%
Campus	Chipola	PSC
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Polk State College is larger than than Chipola based on total student enrollment (8,180 students vs. 1,826 students)

Chipola vs. PSC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Chipola or PSC?

• Polk State College is 5% more expensive to attend than Chipola for in-state tuition ($2,483.00 vs. $2,365.00)
• Out of state tuition is 21.2% higher at PSC than Chipola College ($9,933.00 vs. $8,195.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Chipola College than PSC ($3,316 vs. $9,588)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Chipola College are 82.9% lower than costs at Polk State College ($4,560 vs. $8,339)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Chipola College than Polk State College (99% vs. 71%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Chipola College students is 99.9% larger than aid received Polk State College ($6,333 vs. $3,168)

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

Chipola vs. PSC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

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

• Graduates from Polk State College earn on average $1,000 more per year than Chipola graduates after ten years. ($34,000 vs. $33,000)
• More Chipola graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former PSC students, three years after graduation. (47% vs. 40%)

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