CBC vs. Cornish College of the Arts

Columbia Basin College vs. Cornish College of the Arts comparison

	Columbia Basin College	Cornish College of the Arts	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CBC	Cornish College of the Arts
Location	Pasco, WA	Seattle, WA
Setting	Small City	Large City
Enrollment	6,192	443
Type	Public 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	columbiabasin.edu	cornish.edu
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Costs	CBC	Cornish College of the Arts
Tuition (In State)	$5,319	$35,314
Tuition (Out of State)	$7,098	$35,314
Room & Board	$9,980	$13,980
Avg Net Price	$11,421	$39,280
Avg Grant Aid	$7,040	$13,485
% Receiving Grant Aid	64%	100%

Admission	CBC	Cornish College of the Arts
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	852
Admitted	-	606
Acceptance Rate	Open	71.1%
Enrolled %	Open	20.5%
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores		Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline

Academics	CBC	Cornish College of the Arts
Student to Faculty Ratio	19:1	6:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (51%) Health Professions (27%) Business (11%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (4%) Computer and Information Sciences (2%)	Visual and Performing Arts (100%)
Outcomes	CBC	Cornish College of the Arts
Graduation Rate	-	45%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$38,200	$31,700
Making Student Loan Payments	48%	63%
Median Student Loan Debt	$10,500	$27,000
Median Loan Payment	$108	$279

Diversity	CBC	Cornish College of the Arts
% Men	45%	35%
% Women	55%	65%
Racial Diversity	High	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	53%	60%
% Black	1%	4%
% Hispanic	35%	11%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	1%
% Two or More Races	4%	8%
% International	0%	3%
% Unknown Race	4%	7%

Students	CBC	Cornish College of the Arts
% In-State	95%	52%
% Out-of-State	5%	46%
Campus	CBC	Cornish College of the Arts
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Columbia Basin College is larger than than Cornish College of the Arts based on total student enrollment (6,192 students vs. 443 students)

CBC vs. Cornish College of the Arts Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CBC or Cornish College of the Arts?

• Cornish College of the Arts is 563.9% more expensive to attend than CBC for in-state tuition ($35,314.00 vs. $5,319.00)
• Out of state tuition is 397.5% higher at Cornish College of the Arts than Columbia Basin College ($35,314.00 vs. $7,098.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Columbia Basin College than Cornish College of the Arts ($11,421 vs. $39,280)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Columbia Basin College are 40.1% lower than costs at Cornish College of the Arts ($9,980 vs. $13,980)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Cornish College of the Arts than Columbia Basin College (100% vs. 64%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Cornish College of the Arts students is 91.5% larger than aid received Columbia Basin College ($13,485 vs. $7,040)

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

CBC vs. Cornish College of the Arts Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, CBC or Cornish College of the Arts? 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 Cornish College of the Arts and CBC.

• Graduates from Columbia Basin College earn on average $6,500 more per year than Cornish College of the Arts graduates after ten years. ($38,200 vs. $31,700)
• Columbia Basin College students graduate with a $16,500 lower median federal student loan debt than Cornish College of the Arts graduates. ($10,500 vs. $27,000)
• CBC graduates are paying $171 less per month on federal student loans than Cornish College of the Arts graduates. ($108 vs. $279)
• More Cornish College of the Arts graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former CBC students, three years after graduation. (63% vs. 48%)

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