NCTC vs. FPC

North Central Texas College vs. Frank Phillips College comparison

	North Central Texas College	Frank Phillips College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	NCTC	FPC
Location	Gainesville, TX	Borger, TX
Setting	Distant Town	Remote Town
Enrollment	7,360	1,634
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	nctc.edu	fpctx.edu
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Costs	NCTC	FPC
Tuition (In State)	$1,368	$1,770
Tuition (Out of State)	$4,944	$2,940
Room & Board	$4,827	$4,974
Avg Net Price	$5,045	$8,028
Avg Grant Aid	$5,111	$5,781
% Receiving Grant Aid	59%	69%

Admission	NCTC	FPC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
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Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline		Aug 25, 2025

Academics	NCTC	FPC
Student to Faculty Ratio	19:1	19:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (50%) Health Professions (32%) Personal and Culinary Services (5%) Education (4%) Business (3%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (38%) Health Professions (18%) Precision Production Trades (14%) Business (5%) Personal and Culinary Services (4%)
Outcomes	NCTC	FPC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$37,200	$36,500
Making Student Loan Payments	40%	35%
Median Student Loan Debt	$6,750	$6,547
Median Loan Payment	$69	$67

Diversity	NCTC	FPC
% Men	42%	43%
% Women	58%	57%
Racial Diversity	Medium	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	62%	70%
% Black	9%	7%
% Hispanic	22%	14%
% Native American	1%	4%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	1%
% International	1%	3%
% Unknown Race	0%	0%

Students	NCTC	FPC
% In-State	99%	85%
% Out-of-State	1%	11%
Campus	NCTC	FPC
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• North Central Texas College is larger than than FPC based on total student enrollment (7,360 students vs. 1,634 students)

NCTC vs. FPC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, NCTC or FPC?

• North Central Texas College is 3.4% more expensive to attend than FPC for in-state tuition ($2,760.00 vs. $2,670.00)
• Out of state tuition is 68.2% higher at NCTC than Frank Phillips College ($4,944.00 vs. $2,940.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at North Central Texas College than FPC ($5,045 vs. $8,028)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at North Central Texas College are 3% lower than costs at Frank Phillips College ($4,827 vs. $4,974)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Frank Phillips College than North Central Texas College (69% vs. 59%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Frank Phillips College students is 13.1% larger than aid received North Central Texas College ($5,781 vs. $5,111)

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

NCTC vs. FPC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, NCTC or FPC? 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 FPC and NCTC.

• Graduates from North Central Texas College earn on average $700 more per year than FPC graduates after ten years. ($37,200 vs. $36,500)
• Frank Phillips College students graduate with a $203 lower median federal student loan debt than NCTC graduates. ($6,547 vs. $6,750)
• FPC graduates are paying $2 less per month on federal student loans than NCTC graduates. ($67 vs. $69)
• More NCTC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former FPC students, three years after graduation. (40% vs. 35%)

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