CBC vs. COM

Coastal Bend College vs. College of the Mainland comparison

	Coastal Bend College	College of the Mainland	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CBC	COM
Location	Beeville, TX	Texas City, TX
Setting	Remote Town	Small Suburban
Enrollment	3,792	4,961
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	coastalbend.edu	com.edu
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Costs	CBC	COM
Tuition (In State)	$2,933	$1,773
Tuition (Out of State)	$4,530	$3,450
Room & Board	$7,001	$6,056
Avg Net Price	$4,040	$3,442
Avg Grant Aid	$6,370	$4,492
% Receiving Grant Aid	96%	84%

Admission	CBC	COM
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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	CBC	COM
Student to Faculty Ratio	23:1	18:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (23%) Health Professions (16%) Precision Production Trades (13%) Computer and Information Sciences (10%) Engineering Technology (8%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (23%) Health Professions (20%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (18%) Science Technologies (12%) Personal and Culinary Services (6%)
Outcomes	CBC	COM
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$31,900	$35,600
Making Student Loan Payments	36%	31%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$7,224
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$74

Diversity	CBC	COM
% Men	21%	13%
% Women	32%	20%
Racial Diversity	Low	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	19%	52%
% Black	3%	17%
% Hispanic	73%	27%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	0%
% International	3%	0%
% Unknown Race	0%	0%

Students	CBC	COM
% In-State	100%	99%
% Out-of-State	0%	1%
Campus	CBC	COM
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• College of the Mainland is larger than than CBC based on total student enrollment (4,961 students vs. 3,792 students)

CBC vs. COM Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CBC or COM?

• Coastal Bend College is 60% more expensive to attend than COM for in-state tuition ($4,080.00 vs. $2,550.00)
• Out of state tuition is 31.3% higher at CBC than College of the Mainland ($4,530.00 vs. $3,450.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at College of the Mainland than CBC ($3,442 vs. $4,040)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at College of the Mainland are 15.6% lower than costs at Coastal Bend College ($6,056 vs. $7,001)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Coastal Bend College than College of the Mainland (96% vs. 84%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Coastal Bend College students is 41.8% larger than aid received College of the Mainland ($6,370 vs. $4,492)

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

CBC vs. COM Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, CBC or COM? 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 COM and CBC.

• Graduates from College of the Mainland earn on average $3,700 more per year than CBC graduates after ten years. ($35,600 vs. $31,900)
• More CBC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former COM students, three years after graduation. (36% vs. 31%)

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