Parkland College vs. SRC

Parkland College vs. Spoon River College comparison

	Parkland College	Spoon River College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Parkland College	SRC
Location	Champaign, IL	Canton, IL
Setting	Small City	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	5,686	1,212
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	parkland.edu	src.edu
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Costs	Parkland College	SRC
Tuition (In State)	$4,455	$4,740
Tuition (Out of State)	$15,255	$11,700
Room & Board	$6,500	$4,600
Avg Net Price	$8,688	$7,371
Avg Grant Aid	$5,316	$6,130
% Receiving Grant Aid	77%	98%

Admission	Parkland College	SRC
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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	Parkland College	SRC
Student to Faculty Ratio	15:1	14:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (42%) General Studies (18%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (14%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (7%) Business (6%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (58%) Health Professions (17%) Transportation and Materials Moving (7%) Agriculture (6%) Computer and Information Sciences (3%)
Outcomes	Parkland College	SRC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$34,000	$31,500
Making Student Loan Payments	32%	42%
Median Student Loan Debt	$8,000	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$82	N/A

Diversity	Parkland College	SRC
% Men	45%	41%
% Women	55%	59%
Racial Diversity	High	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	59%	85%
% Black	15%	10%
% Hispanic	7%	3%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	1%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	9%	0%

Students	Parkland College	SRC
% In-State	94%	91%
% Out-of-State	3%	8%
Campus	Parkland College	SRC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
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Comparable Facts

• Parkland College is larger than than SRC based on total student enrollment (5,686 students vs. 1,212 students)

Parkland College vs. SRC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Parkland College or SRC?

• Parkland College is 2.7% more expensive to attend than SRC for in-state tuition ($10,905.00 vs. $10,620.00)
• Out of state tuition is 30.4% higher at Parkland College than Spoon River College ($15,255.00 vs. $11,700.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Spoon River College than Parkland College ($7,371 vs. $8,688)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Spoon River College are 41.3% lower than costs at Parkland College ($4,600 vs. $6,500)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Spoon River College than Parkland College (98% vs. 77%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Spoon River College students is 15.3% larger than aid received Parkland College ($6,130 vs. $5,316)

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

Parkland College vs. SRC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Parkland College or SRC? 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 SRC and Parkland College.

• Graduates from Parkland College earn on average $2,500 more per year than SRC graduates after ten years. ($34,000 vs. $31,500)
• More SRC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Parkland College students, three years after graduation. (42% vs. 32%)

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