Columbia State Community College vs. Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms

Columbia State Community College vs. Vatterott Career College Memphis Appling Farms comparison

	Columbia State Community College	Vatterott Career College Memphis Appling Farms	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Columbia State Community College	Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms
Location	Columbia, TN	Memphis, TN
Setting	Distant Town	Large City
Enrollment	4,954	255
Type	Public 2 Year	Private 2 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	columbiastate.edu	vatterott.edu
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Costs	Columbia State Community College	Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms
Tuition (In State)	$4,326	$10,241
Tuition (Out of State)	$16,920	$10,241
Room & Board	$10,170	$6,258
Avg Net Price	$8,275	$18,966
Avg Grant Aid	$5,613	$5,755
% Receiving Grant Aid	98%	78%

Admission	Columbia State Community College	Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms
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
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores		Not applicable
Application Deadline	Aug 13, 2025

Academics	Columbia State Community College	Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms
Student to Faculty Ratio	19:1	0:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (47%) Health Professions (32%) Business (8%) Education (4%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (2%)	Mechanic and Repair Technologies (64%) Health Professions (24%) Personal and Culinary Services (9%) Computer and Information Sciences (3%)
Outcomes	Columbia State Community College	Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$33,400	$30,500
Making Student Loan Payments	45%	18%
Median Student Loan Debt	$10,500	$21,688
Median Loan Payment	$108	$224

Diversity	Columbia State Community College	Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms
% Men	38%	0%
% Women	62%	0%
Racial Diversity	Very Low	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	82%	17%
% Black	8%	77%
% Hispanic	5%	2%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	0%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	1%	3%

Students	Columbia State Community College	Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms
% In-State	98%	-
% Out-of-State	1%	-
Campus	Columbia State Community College	Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Columbia State Community College is larger than than Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms based on total student enrollment (4,954 students vs. 255 students)

Columbia State Community College vs. Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Columbia State Community College or Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms?

• Vatterott Career College Memphis Appling Farms is 136.7% more expensive to attend than Columbia State Community College for in-state tuition ($10,241.00 vs. $4,326.00)
• Out of state tuition is 65.2% higher at Columbia State Community College than Vatterott Career College Memphis Appling Farms ($16,920.00 vs. $10,241.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Columbia State Community College than Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms ($8,275 vs. $18,966)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Vatterott Career College Memphis Appling Farms are 62.5% lower than costs at Columbia State Community College ($6,258 vs. $10,170)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Columbia State Community College than Vatterott Career College Memphis Appling Farms (98% vs. 78%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Vatterott Career College Memphis Appling Farms students is 2.5% larger than aid received Columbia State Community College ($5,755 vs. $5,613)

Which college is harder to get into, Columbia State Community College or Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms or Columbia State Community College .

Columbia State Community College vs. Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Columbia State Community College or Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms? 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 Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms and Columbia State Community College.

• Graduates from Columbia State Community College earn on average $2,900 more per year than Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms graduates after ten years. ($33,400 vs. $30,500)
• Columbia State Community College students graduate with a $11,188 lower median federal student loan debt than Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms graduates. ($10,500 vs. $21,688)
• Columbia State Community College graduates are paying $116 less per month on federal student loans than Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms graduates. ($108 vs. $224)
• More Columbia State Community College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Vatterott Career College-Memphis Appling Farms students, three years after graduation. (45% vs. 18%)

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