CBC vs. Lone Star College

Coastal Bend College vs. Lone Star College comparison

	Coastal Bend College	Lone Star College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CBC	Lone Star College
Location	Beeville, TX	The Woodlands, TX
Setting	Remote Town	Small Suburban
Enrollment	3,899	68,415
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	coastalbend.edu	lonestar.edu
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Costs	CBC	Lone Star College
Tuition (In State)	$2,100	$2,880
Tuition (Out of State)	$4,410	$8,070
Room & Board	$6,200	$12,600
Avg Net Price	$4,818	$10,188
Avg Grant Aid	$6,289	$3,936
% Receiving Grant Aid	82%	100%

Admission	CBC	Lone Star College
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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	Lone Star College
Student to Faculty Ratio	18:1	21:1
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 (24%) Business (8%) Education (6%) Engineering Technology (4%)
Outcomes	CBC	Lone Star College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$31,900	$38,500
Making Student Loan Payments	36%	29%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$9,500
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$98

Diversity	CBC	Lone Star College
% Men	35%	41%
% Women	65%	59%
Racial Diversity	Low	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	19%	31%
% Black	3%	16%
% Hispanic	73%	36%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	3%
% International	3%	5%
% Unknown Race	0%	2%

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

• Lone Star College is larger than than CBC based on total student enrollment (68,415 students vs. 3,899 students)

CBC vs. Lone Star College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CBC or Lone Star College?

• Lone Star College is 62.1% more expensive to attend than CBC for in-state tuition ($6,420.00 vs. $3,960.00)
• Out of state tuition is 83% higher at Lone Star College than Coastal Bend College ($8,070.00 vs. $4,410.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Coastal Bend College than Lone Star College ($4,818 vs. $10,188)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Coastal Bend College are 103.2% lower than costs at Lone Star College ($6,200 vs. $12,600)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Lone Star College than Coastal Bend College (100% vs. 82%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Coastal Bend College students is 59.8% larger than aid received Lone Star College ($6,289 vs. $3,936)

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

CBC vs. Lone Star College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, CBC or Lone Star 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 Lone Star College and CBC.

• Graduates from Lone Star College earn on average $6,600 more per year than CBC graduates after ten years. ($38,500 vs. $31,900)
• More CBC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Lone Star College students, three years after graduation. (36% vs. 29%)

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