ECC vs. Harper

Elgin Community College vs. Harper College comparison

	Elgin Community College	Harper College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	ECC	Harper
Location	Elgin, IL	Palatine, IL
Setting	Midsize City	Large Suburban
Enrollment	8,910	12,434
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	elgin.edu	harpercollege.edu
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Costs	ECC	Harper
Tuition (In State)	$3,168	$3,204
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,504	$11,184
Room & Board	$7,650	$15,360
Avg Net Price	$3,968	$8,065
Avg Grant Aid	$5,148	$5,097
% Receiving Grant Aid	65%	68%

Admission	ECC	Harper
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	2.94
Typical High School Grades	-	B-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	ECC	Harper
Student to Faculty Ratio	18:1	18:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (26%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (20%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (14%) Personal and Culinary Services (8%) Business (6%)	Health Professions (36%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (24%) Business (12%) Work and Family Studies (5%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (5%)
Outcomes	ECC	Harper
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$35,500	$40,500
Making Student Loan Payments	44%	46%
Median Student Loan Debt	$5,393	$10,000
Median Loan Payment	$55	$103

Diversity	ECC	Harper
% Men	44%	44%
% Women	56%	56%
Racial Diversity	Very High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	49%	57%
% Black	5%	4%
% Hispanic	34%	22%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	3%
% International	0%	1%
% Unknown Race	3%	2%

Students	ECC	Harper
% In-State	99%	98%
% Out-of-State	0%	1%
Campus	ECC	Harper
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Harper College is larger than than ECC based on total student enrollment (12,434 students vs. 8,910 students)

ECC vs. Harper Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, ECC or Harper?

• Harper College is 31.5% more expensive to attend than ECC for in-state tuition ($9,372.00 vs. $7,128.00)
• Out of state tuition is 17.7% higher at Harper than Elgin Community College ($11,184.00 vs. $9,504.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Elgin Community College than Harper ($3,968 vs. $8,065)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Elgin Community College are 100.8% lower than costs at Harper College ($7,650 vs. $15,360)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Harper College than Elgin Community College (68% vs. 65%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Elgin Community College students is 1% larger than aid received Harper College ($5,148 vs. $5,097)

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

ECC vs. Harper Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, ECC or Harper? 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 Harper and ECC.

• Graduates from Harper College earn on average $5,000 more per year than ECC graduates after ten years. ($40,500 vs. $35,500)
• Elgin Community College students graduate with a $4,607 lower median federal student loan debt than Harper graduates. ($5,393 vs. $10,000)
• ECC graduates are paying $48 less per month on federal student loans than Harper graduates. ($55 vs. $103)
• More Harper graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former ECC students, three years after graduation. (46% vs. 44%)

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