Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus vs. Wabash Valley College

Northwestern College Southwestern Campus vs. Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Wabash Valley College comparison

	Northwestern College Southwestern Campus	Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Wabash Valley College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus	Wabash Valley College
Location	Bridgeview, IL	Mount Carmel, IL
Setting	Large Suburban	Distant Town
Enrollment	514	926
Type	Private 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	Non-profit
Website	nc.edu	iecc.edu
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Costs	Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus	Wabash Valley College
Tuition (In State)	$18,280	$3,200
Tuition (Out of State)	$18,280	$10,928
Room & Board	$8,100	$7,338
Avg Net Price	$27,633	$6,028
Avg Grant Aid	$2,684	$7,468
% Receiving Grant Aid	91%	97%

Admission	Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus	Wabash Valley College
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Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus	Wabash Valley College
Student to Faculty Ratio	12:1	17:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (52%) Business (20%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (14%) Legal Professions (14%)	Engineering Technology (33%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (18%) Health Professions (13%) General Studies (9%) Agriculture (6%)
Outcomes	Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus	Wabash Valley College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$32,000	$32,400
Making Student Loan Payments	22%	68%
Median Student Loan Debt	$27,000	$5,500
Median Loan Payment	$279	$56

Diversity	Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus	Wabash Valley College
% Men	7%	39%
% Women	93%	61%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	21%	89%
% Black	46%	4%
% Hispanic	15%	3%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	13%	2%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	3%	1%

Students	Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus	Wabash Valley College
% In-State	74%	85%
% Out-of-State	26%	6%
Campus	Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus	Wabash Valley College
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Wabash Valley College is larger than than Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus based on total student enrollment (926 students vs. 514 students)

Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus vs. Wabash Valley College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus or Wabash Valley College?

• Northwestern College Southwestern Campus is 105.3% more expensive to attend than Wabash Valley College for in-state tuition ($18,280.00 vs. $8,902.00)
• Out of state tuition is 67.3% higher at Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus than Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Wabash Valley College ($18,280.00 vs. $10,928.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Wabash Valley College than Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus ($6,028 vs. $27,633)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Wabash Valley College are 10.4% lower than costs at Northwestern College Southwestern Campus ($7,338 vs. $8,100)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Wabash Valley College than Northwestern College Southwestern Campus (97% vs. 91%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Wabash Valley College students is 178.2% larger than aid received Northwestern College Southwestern Campus ($7,468 vs. $2,684)

Which college is harder to get into, Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus or Wabash Valley College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Wabash Valley College or Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus .

Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus vs. Wabash Valley College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus or Wabash Valley 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 Wabash Valley College and Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus.

• Graduates from Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Wabash Valley College earn on average $400 more per year than Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus graduates after ten years. ($32,400 vs. $32,000)
• Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Wabash Valley College students graduate with a $21,500 lower median federal student loan debt than Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus graduates. ($5,500 vs. $27,000)
• Wabash Valley College graduates are paying $223 less per month on federal student loans than Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus graduates. ($56 vs. $279)
• More Wabash Valley College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus students, three years after graduation. (68% vs. 22%)

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