CBC vs. TVCC

Coastal Bend College vs. Trinity Valley Community College comparison

	Coastal Bend College	Trinity Valley Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CBC	TVCC
Location	Beeville, TX	Athens, TX
Setting	Remote Town	Distant Town
Enrollment	3,899	5,362
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	coastalbend.edu	tvcc.edu
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Costs	CBC	TVCC
Tuition (In State)	$2,100	$1,170
Tuition (Out of State)	$4,410	$4,500
Room & Board	$6,200	$7,406
Avg Net Price	$4,818	$6,595
Avg Grant Aid	$6,289	$9,492
% Receiving Grant Aid	82%	70%

Admission	CBC	TVCC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
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	TVCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	18:1	16:1
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 (31%) Health Professions (19%) Engineering Technology (8%) Computer and Information Sciences (8%) Precision Production Trades (8%)
Outcomes	CBC	TVCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$31,900	$34,100
Making Student Loan Payments	36%	30%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$9,250
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$95

Diversity	CBC	TVCC
% Men	35%	40%
% Women	65%	60%
Racial Diversity	Low	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	19%	60%
% Black	3%	18%
% Hispanic	73%	8%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	12%
% International	3%	0%
% Unknown Race	0%	2%

Students	CBC	TVCC
% In-State	100%	93%
% Out-of-State	0%	4%
Campus	CBC	TVCC
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Trinity Valley Community College is larger than than CBC based on total student enrollment (5,362 students vs. 3,899 students)

CBC vs. TVCC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CBC or TVCC?

• Coastal Bend College is 238.5% more expensive to attend than TVCC for in-state tuition ($3,960.00 vs. $1,170.00)
• Out of state tuition is 2% higher at TVCC than Coastal Bend College ($4,500.00 vs. $4,410.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Coastal Bend College than TVCC ($4,818 vs. $6,595)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Coastal Bend College are 19.5% lower than costs at Trinity Valley Community College ($6,200 vs. $7,406)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Coastal Bend College than Trinity Valley Community College (82% vs. 70%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Trinity Valley Community College students is 50.9% larger than aid received Coastal Bend College ($9,492 vs. $6,289)

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

CBC vs. TVCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

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

• Graduates from Trinity Valley Community College earn on average $2,200 more per year than CBC graduates after ten years. ($34,100 vs. $31,900)
• More CBC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former TVCC students, three years after graduation. (36% vs. 30%)

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