Douglas Education Center vs. Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus

Douglas Education Center vs. Montgomery County Community College Central Campus comparison

	Douglas Education Center	Montgomery County Community College Central Campus	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Douglas Education Center	Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus
Location	Monessen, PA	Blue Bell, PA
Setting	Small Suburban	Large Suburban
Enrollment	198	8,596
Type	Private 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	Non-profit
Website	dec.edu	mc3.edu
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Costs	Douglas Education Center	Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus
Tuition (In State)	$18,200	$4,440
Tuition (Out of State)	$18,200	$13,320
Room & Board	$7,200	$10,846
Avg Net Price	$24,029	$7,621
Avg Grant Aid	$4,347	$5,783
% Receiving Grant Aid	78%	53%

Admission	Douglas Education Center	Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus
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Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	Douglas Education Center	Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus
Student to Faculty Ratio	12:1	16:1
Popular Majors	Visual and Performing Arts (66%) Personal and Culinary Services (25%) Health Professions (5%) Communications Technology (3%) Business (1%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (38%) Health Professions (22%) Business (14%) Education (5%) Visual and Performing Arts (3%)
Outcomes	Douglas Education Center	Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$24,500	$39,800
Making Student Loan Payments	44%	44%
Median Student Loan Debt	$12,000	$11,000
Median Loan Payment	$124	$113

Diversity	Douglas Education Center	Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus
% Men	25%	40%
% Women	75%	60%
Racial Diversity	Very Low	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	85%	59%
% Black	4%	15%
% Hispanic	5%	6%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	3%
% International	0%	2%
% Unknown Race	3%	9%

Students	Douglas Education Center	Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus
% In-State	69%	99%
% Out-of-State	29%	0%
Campus	Douglas Education Center	Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Montgomery County Community College Central Campus is larger than than Douglas Education Center based on total student enrollment (8,596 students vs. 198 students)

Douglas Education Center vs. Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Douglas Education Center or Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus?

• Douglas Education Center is 105% more expensive to attend than Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus for in-state tuition ($18,200.00 vs. $8,880.00)
• Out of state tuition is 36.6% higher at Douglas Education Center than Montgomery County Community College Central Campus ($18,200.00 vs. $13,320.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Montgomery County Community College Central Campus than Douglas Education Center ($7,621 vs. $24,029)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Douglas Education Center are 50.6% lower than costs at Montgomery County Community College Central Campus ($7,200 vs. $10,846)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Douglas Education Center than Montgomery County Community College Central Campus (78% vs. 53%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Montgomery County Community College Central Campus students is 33% larger than aid received Douglas Education Center ($5,783 vs. $4,347)

Which college is harder to get into, Douglas Education Center or Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus or Douglas Education Center .

Douglas Education Center vs. Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Douglas Education Center or Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus? 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 Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus and Douglas Education Center.

• Graduates from Montgomery County Community College Central Campus earn on average $15,300 more per year than Douglas Education Center graduates after ten years. ($39,800 vs. $24,500)
• Montgomery County Community College Central Campus students graduate with a $1,000 lower median federal student loan debt than Douglas Education Center graduates. ($11,000 vs. $12,000)
• Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus graduates are paying $11 less per month on federal student loans than Douglas Education Center graduates. ($113 vs. $124)
• More Douglas Education Center graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus students, three years after graduation. (44% vs. 44%)

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