ECC vs. SRC

Elgin Community College vs. Spoon River College comparison

	Elgin Community College	Spoon River College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	ECC	SRC
Location	Elgin, IL	Canton, IL
Setting	Midsize City	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	8,910	1,212
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	elgin.edu	src.edu
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Costs	ECC	SRC
Tuition (In State)	$3,168	$4,740
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,504	$11,700
Room & Board	$7,650	$4,600
Avg Net Price	$3,968	$7,371
Avg Grant Aid	$5,148	$6,130
% Receiving Grant Aid	65%	98%

Admission	ECC	SRC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
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Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	ECC	SRC
Student to Faculty Ratio	18:1	14:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (26%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (20%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (14%) Personal and Culinary Services (8%) Business (6%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (58%) Health Professions (17%) Transportation and Materials Moving (7%) Agriculture (6%) Computer and Information Sciences (3%)
Outcomes	ECC	SRC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$35,500	$31,500
Making Student Loan Payments	44%	42%
Median Student Loan Debt	$5,393	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$55	N/A

Diversity	ECC	SRC
% Men	44%	41%
% Women	56%	59%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	49%	85%
% Black	5%	10%
% Hispanic	34%	3%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	1%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	3%	0%

Students	ECC	SRC
% In-State	99%	91%
% Out-of-State	0%	8%
Campus	ECC	SRC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
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Comparable Facts

• Elgin Community College is larger than than SRC based on total student enrollment (8,910 students vs. 1,212 students)

ECC vs. SRC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, ECC or SRC?

• Spoon River College is 49% more expensive to attend than ECC for in-state tuition ($10,620.00 vs. $7,128.00)
• Out of state tuition is 23.1% higher at SRC than Elgin Community College ($11,700.00 vs. $9,504.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Elgin Community College than SRC ($3,968 vs. $7,371)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Spoon River College are 66.3% lower than costs at Elgin Community College ($4,600 vs. $7,650)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Spoon River College than Elgin Community College (98% vs. 65%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Spoon River College students is 19.1% larger than aid received Elgin Community College ($6,130 vs. $5,148)

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

ECC vs. SRC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

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

• Graduates from Elgin Community College earn on average $4,000 more per year than SRC graduates after ten years. ($35,500 vs. $31,500)
• More ECC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former SRC students, three years after graduation. (44% vs. 42%)

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