CBC vs. Howard College

Coastal Bend College vs. Howard College comparison

	Coastal Bend College	Howard College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CBC	Howard College
Location	Beeville, TX	Big Spring, TX
Setting	Remote Town	Remote Town
Enrollment	3,899	4,264
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	coastalbend.edu	howardcollege.edu
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Costs	CBC	Howard College
Tuition (In State)	$2,100	$2,460
Tuition (Out of State)	$4,410	$5,470
Room & Board	$6,200	$5,090
Avg Net Price	$4,818	$8,063
Avg Grant Aid	$6,289	$7,076
% Receiving Grant Aid	82%	87%

Admission	CBC	Howard College
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	CBC	Howard College
Student to Faculty Ratio	18:1	25:1
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 (43%) Health Professions (23%) Business (8%) Personal and Culinary Services (7%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (6%)
Outcomes	CBC	Howard College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$31,900	$34,000
Making Student Loan Payments	36%	41%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$6,750
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$69

Diversity	CBC	Howard College
% Men	35%	41%
% Women	65%	59%
Racial Diversity	Low	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	19%	45%
% Black	3%	3%
% Hispanic	73%	48%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	2%
% International	3%	1%
% Unknown Race	0%	0%

Students	CBC	Howard College
% In-State	100%	95%
% Out-of-State	0%	4%
Campus	CBC	Howard College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Howard College is larger than than CBC based on total student enrollment (4,264 students vs. 3,899 students)

CBC vs. Howard College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CBC or Howard College?

• Howard College is 1.5% more expensive to attend than CBC for in-state tuition ($4,020.00 vs. $3,960.00)
• Out of state tuition is 24% higher at Howard College than Coastal Bend College ($5,470.00 vs. $4,410.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Coastal Bend College than Howard College ($4,818 vs. $8,063)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Howard College are 21.8% lower than costs at Coastal Bend College ($5,090 vs. $6,200)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Howard College than Coastal Bend College (87% vs. 82%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Howard College students is 12.5% larger than aid received Coastal Bend College ($7,076 vs. $6,289)

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

CBC vs. Howard College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, CBC or Howard 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 Howard College and CBC.

• Graduates from Howard College earn on average $2,100 more per year than CBC graduates after ten years. ($34,000 vs. $31,900)
• More Howard College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former CBC students, three years after graduation. (41% vs. 36%)

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