LCC vs. WVC

Lower Columbia College vs. Wenatchee Valley College comparison

	Lower Columbia College	Wenatchee Valley College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	LCC	WVC
Location	Longview, WA	Wenatchee, WA
Setting	Small City	Small City
Enrollment	2,435	2,529
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	lowercolumbia.edu	wvc.edu
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Costs	LCC	WVC
Tuition (In State)	$3,866	$4,458
Tuition (Out of State)	$5,119	$4,948
Room & Board	$16,512	$7,900
Avg Net Price	$8,570	$9,971
Avg Grant Aid	$5,251	$8,165
% Receiving Grant Aid	55%	62%

Admission	LCC	WVC
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Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
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Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	LCC	WVC
Student to Faculty Ratio	13:1	13:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (36%) Business (26%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (17%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (6%) Precision Production Trades (6%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (42%) Health Professions (32%) Agriculture (7%) Business (5%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (5%)
Outcomes	LCC	WVC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$34,200	$36,400
Making Student Loan Payments	32%	37%
Median Student Loan Debt	$12,784	$10,705
Median Loan Payment	$132	$110

Diversity	LCC	WVC
% Men	31%	36%
% Women	69%	64%
Racial Diversity	Low	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	75%	56%
% Black	2%	1%
% Hispanic	10%	34%
% Native American	1%	2%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	6%	3%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	4%	3%

Students	LCC	WVC
% In-State	89%	94%
% Out-of-State	11%	4%
Campus	LCC	WVC
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Wenatchee Valley College is larger than than LCC based on total student enrollment (2,529 students vs. 2,435 students)

LCC vs. WVC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, LCC or WVC?

• Wenatchee Valley College is 15.3% more expensive to attend than LCC for in-state tuition ($4,458.00 vs. $3,866.00)
• Out of state tuition is 3.5% higher at LCC than Wenatchee Valley College ($5,119.00 vs. $4,948.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Lower Columbia College than WVC ($8,570 vs. $9,971)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Wenatchee Valley College are 109% lower than costs at Lower Columbia College ($7,900 vs. $16,512)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Wenatchee Valley College than Lower Columbia College (62% vs. 55%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Wenatchee Valley College students is 55.5% larger than aid received Lower Columbia College ($8,165 vs. $5,251)

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

LCC vs. WVC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, LCC or WVC? 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 WVC and LCC.

• Graduates from Wenatchee Valley College earn on average $2,200 more per year than LCC graduates after ten years. ($36,400 vs. $34,200)
• Wenatchee Valley College students graduate with a $2,079 lower median federal student loan debt than LCC graduates. ($10,705 vs. $12,784)
• WVC graduates are paying $22 less per month on federal student loans than LCC graduates. ($110 vs. $132)
• More WVC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former LCC students, three years after graduation. (37% vs. 32%)

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