CCA vs. Chipola

Concordia College Selma vs. Chipola College comparison

	Concordia College Selma	Chipola College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CCA	Chipola
Location	Selma, AL	Marianna, FL
Setting	Remote Town	Distant Town
Enrollment	389	1,826
Type	Private 4 Year	Public 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	ccal.edu	chipola.edu
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Costs	CCA	Chipola
Tuition (In State)	$9,920	$2,365
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,920	$8,195
Room & Board	$5,700	$4,560
Avg Net Price	$22,313	$3,316
Avg Grant Aid	$5,307	$6,333
% Receiving Grant Aid	84%	99%

Admission	CCA	Chipola
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	2.5
Typical High School Grades	-	C+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Not applicable
Application Deadline

Academics	CCA	Chipola
Student to Faculty Ratio	0:1	18:1
Popular Majors	Business (40%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (34%) Education (26%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (49%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (20%) Health Professions (19%) Education (5%) Personal and Culinary Services (3%)
Outcomes	CCA	Chipola
Graduation Rate	3%	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$25,100	$33,000
Making Student Loan Payments	12%	47%
Median Student Loan Debt	$36,870	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$381	N/A

Diversity	CCA	Chipola
% Men	0%	38%
% Women	0%	62%
Racial Diversity	Extremely Low	Low
HBCU	Yes	No
% White	3%	74%
% Black	91%	17%
% Hispanic	3%	4%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	2%
% International	3%	1%
% Unknown Race	0%	1%

Students	CCA	Chipola
% In-State	-	92%
% Out-of-State	-	8%
Campus	CCA	Chipola
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Chipola College is larger than than CCA based on total student enrollment (1,826 students vs. 389 students)

CCA vs. Chipola Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CCA or Chipola?

• Concordia College Selma is 319.5% more expensive to attend than Chipola for in-state tuition ($9,920.00 vs. $2,365.00)
• Out of state tuition is 21% higher at CCA than Chipola College ($9,920.00 vs. $8,195.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Chipola College than CCA ($3,316 vs. $22,313)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Chipola College are 25% lower than costs at Concordia College Selma ($4,560 vs. $5,700)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Chipola College than Concordia College Selma (99% vs. 84%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Chipola College students is 19.3% larger than aid received Concordia College Selma ($6,333 vs. $5,307)

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

CCA vs. Chipola Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, CCA or Chipola? 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 Chipola and CCA.

• Graduates from Chipola College earn on average $7,900 more per year than CCA graduates after ten years. ($33,000 vs. $25,100)
• More Chipola graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former CCA students, three years after graduation. (47% vs. 12%)

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