OC vs. NCA

Olympic College vs. Northwest College of Art comparison

	Olympic College	Northwest College of Art	College 3	College 4
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Overview	OC	NCA
Location	Bremerton, WA	Poulsbo, WA
Setting	Small City	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	4,905	119
Type	Public 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	olympic.edu	nca.edu
Team Colors

Costs	OC	NCA
Tuition (In State)	$3,927	$18,000
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,465	$18,000
Room & Board	$10,500	$14,677
Avg Net Price	$11,629	$16,870
Avg Grant Aid	$5,216	$11,178
% Receiving Grant Aid	63%	74%

Admission	OC	NCA
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	131
Admitted	-	89
Acceptance Rate	Open	67.9%
Enrolled %	Open	51.7%
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores		Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline

Academics	OC	NCA
Student to Faculty Ratio	17:1	29:1
Popular Majors	Engineering Technology (34%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (25%) Health Professions (15%) Business (8%) Precision Production Trades (4%)	Visual and Performing Arts (100%)
Outcomes	OC	NCA
Graduation Rate	-	67%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$35,800	$29,600
Making Student Loan Payments	39%	47%
Median Student Loan Debt	$12,000	$31,000
Median Loan Payment	$124	$320

Diversity	OC	NCA
% Men	44%	35%
% Women	56%	65%
Racial Diversity	Medium	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	67%	80%
% Black	4%	4%
% Hispanic	7%	4%
% Native American	1%	6%
% Pacific Islander	1%	3%
% Two or More Races	9%	0%
% International	2%	0%
% Unknown Race	5%	0%

Students	OC	NCA
% In-State	98%	98%
% Out-of-State	2%	2%
Campus	OC	NCA
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Olympic College is larger than than NCA based on total student enrollment (4,905 students vs. 119 students)

OC vs. NCA Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, OC or NCA?

• Northwest College of Art is 358.4% more expensive to attend than OC for in-state tuition ($18,000.00 vs. $3,927.00)
• Out of state tuition is 90.2% higher at NCA than Olympic College ($18,000.00 vs. $9,465.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Olympic College than NCA ($11,629 vs. $16,870)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Olympic College are 39.8% lower than costs at Northwest College of Art ($10,500 vs. $14,677)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Northwest College of Art than Olympic College (74% vs. 63%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Northwest College of Art students is 114.3% larger than aid received Olympic College ($11,178 vs. $5,216)

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

OC vs. NCA Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, OC or NCA? 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 NCA and OC.

• Graduates from Olympic College earn on average $6,200 more per year than NCA graduates after ten years. ($35,800 vs. $29,600)
• Olympic College students graduate with a $19,000 lower median federal student loan debt than NCA graduates. ($12,000 vs. $31,000)
• OC graduates are paying $196 less per month on federal student loans than NCA graduates. ($124 vs. $320)
• More NCA graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former OC students, three years after graduation. (47% vs. 39%)

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