HCC vs. Southeastern College

Hillsborough Community College vs. Southeastern College comparison

	Hillsborough Community College	Southeastern College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	HCC	Southeastern College
Location	Tampa, FL	Greenacres, FL
Setting	Large City	Large Suburban
Enrollment	19,504	608
Type	Public 2 Year	Private 2 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	hccfl.edu	sec.edu
Team Colors

Costs	HCC	Southeastern College
Tuition (In State)	$1,931	$21,524
Tuition (Out of State)	$7,728	$21,524
Room & Board	$9,662	$9,010
Avg Net Price	$3,628	$30,989
Avg Grant Aid	$7,537	$7,421
% Receiving Grant Aid	68%	97%

Admission	HCC	Southeastern College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	369
Admitted	-	309
Acceptance Rate	Open	83.7%
Enrolled %	Open	56%
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores		Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline

Academics	HCC	Southeastern College
Student to Faculty Ratio	23:1	11:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (52%) Health Professions (19%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (13%) Business (4%) Education (4%)	Health Professions (94%) Personal and Culinary Services (4%) Computer and Information Sciences (2%)
Outcomes	HCC	Southeastern College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$35,600	$27,400
Making Student Loan Payments	34%	24%
Median Student Loan Debt	$9,500	$16,250
Median Loan Payment	$98	$168

Diversity	HCC	Southeastern College
% Men	42%	10%
% Women	58%	90%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	35%	39%
% Black	18%	28%
% Hispanic	26%	28%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	2%
% International	4%	0%
% Unknown Race	11%	1%

Students	HCC	Southeastern College
% In-State	97%	95%
% Out-of-State	1%	4%
Campus	HCC	Southeastern College
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Hillsborough Community College is larger than than Southeastern College based on total student enrollment (19,504 students vs. 608 students)

HCC vs. Southeastern College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, HCC or Southeastern College?

• Southeastern College is 1,014.7% more expensive to attend than HCC for in-state tuition ($21,524.00 vs. $1,931.00)
• Out of state tuition is 178.5% higher at Southeastern College than Hillsborough Community College ($21,524.00 vs. $7,728.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Hillsborough Community College than Southeastern College ($3,628 vs. $30,989)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Southeastern College are 7.2% lower than costs at Hillsborough Community College ($9,010 vs. $9,662)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Southeastern College than Hillsborough Community College (97% vs. 68%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Hillsborough Community College students is 1.6% larger than aid received Southeastern College ($7,537 vs. $7,421)

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

HCC vs. Southeastern College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, HCC or Southeastern College? 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 Southeastern College and HCC.

• Graduates from Hillsborough Community College earn on average $8,200 more per year than Southeastern College graduates after ten years. ($35,600 vs. $27,400)
• Hillsborough Community College students graduate with a $6,750 lower median federal student loan debt than Southeastern College graduates. ($9,500 vs. $16,250)
• HCC graduates are paying $70 less per month on federal student loans than Southeastern College graduates. ($98 vs. $168)
• More HCC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Southeastern College students, three years after graduation. (34% vs. 24%)

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