Five Towns College vs. Fountainhead College of Technology

Five Towns College vs. Fountainhead College of Technology comparison

	Five Towns College	Fountainhead College of Technology	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Five Towns College	Fountainhead College of Technology
Location	Dix Hills, NY	Knoxville, TN
Setting	Large Suburban	Midsize City
Enrollment	546	88
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	For-profit
Website	ftc.edu	fountainheadcollege.edu
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Costs	Five Towns College	Fountainhead College of Technology
Tuition (In State)	$25,900	$14,550
Tuition (Out of State)	$25,900	$14,550
Room & Board	$13,700	$7,082
Avg Net Price	$18,765	$19,476
Avg Grant Aid	$17,794	$8,070
% Receiving Grant Aid	98%	38%

Admission	Five Towns College	Fountainhead College of Technology
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	362	-
Admitted	211	-
Acceptance Rate	58.3%	Open
Enrolled %	45.5%	Open
Avg High School GPA	2.83	-
Typical High School Grades	B-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition	Low
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)	Not applicable
Application Deadline

Academics	Five Towns College	Fountainhead College of Technology
Student to Faculty Ratio	10:1	0:1
Popular Majors	Business (48%) Visual and Performing Arts (34%) Education (14%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (4%)	Computer and Information Sciences (56%) Health Professions (40%) Engineering Technology (4%)
Outcomes	Five Towns College	Fountainhead College of Technology
Graduation Rate	31%	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$39,100	$43,500
Making Student Loan Payments	50%	33%
Median Student Loan Debt	$27,000	$20,256
Median Loan Payment	$279	$209

Diversity	Five Towns College	Fountainhead College of Technology
% Men	69%	0%
% Women	31%	0%
Racial Diversity	High	Extremely Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	50%	96%
% Black	20%	1%
% Hispanic	15%	2%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	4%	0%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	5%	1%

Students	Five Towns College	Fountainhead College of Technology
% In-State	90%	-
% Out-of-State	10%	-
Campus	Five Towns College	Fountainhead College of Technology
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Five Towns College is larger than than Fountainhead College of Technology based on total student enrollment (546 students vs. 88 students)

Five Towns College vs. Fountainhead College of Technology Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Five Towns College or Fountainhead College of Technology?

• Five Towns College is 78% more expensive to attend than Fountainhead College of Technology for in-state tuition ($25,900.00 vs. $14,550.00)
• Out of state tuition is 78% higher at Five Towns College than Fountainhead College of Technology ($25,900.00 vs. $14,550.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Five Towns College than Fountainhead College of Technology ($18,765 vs. $19,476)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Fountainhead College of Technology are 93.4% lower than costs at Five Towns College ($7,082 vs. $13,700)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Five Towns College than Fountainhead College of Technology (98% vs. 38%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Five Towns College students is 120.5% larger than aid received Fountainhead College of Technology ($17,794 vs. $8,070)

Which college is harder to get into, Five Towns College or Fountainhead College of Technology? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Fountainhead College of Technology or Five Towns College .

Five Towns College vs. Fountainhead College of Technology Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Five Towns College or Fountainhead College of Technology? 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 Fountainhead College of Technology and Five Towns College.

• Graduates from Fountainhead College of Technology earn on average $4,400 more per year than Five Towns College graduates after ten years. ($43,500 vs. $39,100)
• Fountainhead College of Technology students graduate with a $6,744 lower median federal student loan debt than Five Towns College graduates. ($20,256 vs. $27,000)
• Fountainhead College of Technology graduates are paying $70 less per month on federal student loans than Five Towns College graduates. ($209 vs. $279)
• More Five Towns College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Fountainhead College of Technology students, three years after graduation. (50% vs. 33%)

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