Cogswell College vs. Lincoln Culinary Institute

Cogswell College vs. Lincoln College of Technology West Palm Beach comparison

	Cogswell College	Lincoln College of Technology West Palm Beach	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Cogswell College	Lincoln Culinary Institute
Location	Sunnyvale, CA	West Palm Beach, FL
Setting	Rural Fringe	Small City
Enrollment	390	345
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	For-profit
Website	cogswell.edu	lincolntech.com
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Costs	Cogswell College	Lincoln Culinary Institute
Tuition (In State)	$21,480	$12,800
Tuition (Out of State)	$21,480	$12,800
Room & Board	$18,486	$10,207
Avg Net Price	$29,887	$23,294
Avg Grant Aid	$7,068	$2,119
% Receiving Grant Aid	88%	71%

Admission	Cogswell College	Lincoln Culinary Institute
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	116	-
Admitted	75	-
Acceptance Rate	64.7%	Open
Enrolled %	56%	Open
Avg High School GPA	2.77	-
Typical High School Grades	B-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition	Low
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)	Not applicable
Application Deadline

Academics	Cogswell College	Lincoln Culinary Institute
Student to Faculty Ratio	11:1	0:1
Popular Majors	Communications Technology (43%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (34%) Visual and Performing Arts (15%) Engineering (9%)	Personal and Culinary Services (33%) Health Professions (31%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (24%) Business (5%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (3%)
Outcomes	Cogswell College	Lincoln Culinary Institute
Graduation Rate	43%	58%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$68,800	$30,600
Making Student Loan Payments	60%	26%
Median Student Loan Debt	$31,163	$10,075
Median Loan Payment	$322	$104

Diversity	Cogswell College	Lincoln Culinary Institute
% Men	73%	0%
% Women	27%	0%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	42%	31%
% Black	5%	41%
% Hispanic	18%	21%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	2%	0%
% Two or More Races	9%	4%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	7%	2%

Students	Cogswell College	Lincoln Culinary Institute
% In-State	83%	-
% Out-of-State	14%	-
Campus	Cogswell College	Lincoln Culinary Institute
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Cogswell College is larger than than Lincoln Culinary Institute based on total student enrollment (390 students vs. 345 students)

Cogswell College vs. Lincoln Culinary Institute Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Cogswell College or Lincoln Culinary Institute?

• Cogswell College is 67.8% more expensive to attend than Lincoln Culinary Institute for in-state tuition ($21,480.00 vs. $12,800.00)
• Out of state tuition is 67.8% higher at Cogswell College than Lincoln College of Technology West Palm Beach ($21,480.00 vs. $12,800.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Lincoln College of Technology West Palm Beach than Cogswell College ($23,294 vs. $29,887)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Lincoln College of Technology West Palm Beach are 81.1% lower than costs at Cogswell College ($10,207 vs. $18,486)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Cogswell College than Lincoln College of Technology West Palm Beach (88% vs. 71%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Cogswell College students is 233.6% larger than aid received Lincoln College of Technology West Palm Beach ($7,068 vs. $2,119)

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

Cogswell College vs. Lincoln Culinary Institute Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Cogswell College or Lincoln Culinary Institute? 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 Lincoln Culinary Institute and Cogswell College.

• The graduation rate at Lincoln Culinary Institute is higher than Cogswell College (58% vs. 43%)
• Graduates from Cogswell College earn on average $38,200 more per year than Lincoln Culinary Institute graduates after ten years. ($68,800 vs. $30,600)
• Lincoln College of Technology West Palm Beach students graduate with a $21,088 lower median federal student loan debt than Cogswell College graduates. ($10,075 vs. $31,163)
• Lincoln Culinary Institute graduates are paying $218 less per month on federal student loans than Cogswell College graduates. ($104 vs. $322)
• More Cogswell College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Lincoln Culinary Institute students, three years after graduation. (60% vs. 26%)

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