Platt College-San Diego vs. Fountainhead College of Technology

Platt College San Diego vs. Fountainhead College of Technology comparison

	Platt College San Diego	Fountainhead College of Technology	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Platt College-San Diego	Fountainhead College of Technology
Location	San Diego, CA	Knoxville, TN
Setting	Large City	Midsize City
Enrollment	69	88
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	For-profit
Website	platt.edu	fountainheadcollege.edu
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Costs	Platt College-San Diego	Fountainhead College of Technology
Tuition (In State)	$15,200	$14,550
Tuition (Out of State)	$15,200	$14,550
Room & Board	$15,808	$7,082
Avg Net Price	$29,641	$19,476
Avg Grant Aid	$4,104	$8,070
% Receiving Grant Aid	69%	38%

Admission	Platt College-San Diego	Fountainhead College of Technology
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Submit Test Scores		Not applicable
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Academics	Platt College-San Diego	Fountainhead College of Technology
Student to Faculty Ratio	12:1	0:1
Popular Majors	Visual and Performing Arts (78%) Communication (14%) Computer and Information Sciences (5%) Communications Technology (2%)	Computer and Information Sciences (56%) Health Professions (40%) Engineering Technology (4%)
Outcomes	Platt College-San Diego	Fountainhead College of Technology
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$36,200	$43,500
Making Student Loan Payments	50%	33%
Median Student Loan Debt	$25,145	$20,256
Median Loan Payment	$259	$209

Diversity	Platt College-San Diego	Fountainhead College of Technology
% Men	67%	0%
% Women	33%	0%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Extremely Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	39%	96%
% Black	9%	1%
% Hispanic	24%	2%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	8%	0%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	6%	1%

Students	Platt College-San Diego	Fountainhead College of Technology
% In-State	100%	-
% Out-of-State	0%	-
Campus	Platt College-San Diego	Fountainhead College of Technology
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Fountainhead College of Technology is larger than than Platt College-San Diego based on total student enrollment (88 students vs. 69 students)

Platt College-San Diego vs. Fountainhead College of Technology Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Platt College-San Diego or Fountainhead College of Technology?

• Platt College San Diego is 4.5% more expensive to attend than Fountainhead College of Technology for in-state tuition ($15,200.00 vs. $14,550.00)
• Out of state tuition is 4.5% higher at Platt College-San Diego than Fountainhead College of Technology ($15,200.00 vs. $14,550.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Fountainhead College of Technology than Platt College-San Diego ($19,476 vs. $29,641)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Fountainhead College of Technology are 123.2% lower than costs at Platt College San Diego ($7,082 vs. $15,808)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Platt College San Diego than Fountainhead College of Technology (69% vs. 38%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Fountainhead College of Technology students is 96.6% larger than aid received Platt College San Diego ($8,070 vs. $4,104)

Which college is harder to get into, Platt College-San Diego or Fountainhead College of Technology? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Fountainhead College of Technology or Platt College-San Diego .

Platt College-San Diego vs. Fountainhead College of Technology Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Platt College-San Diego or Fountainhead College of Technology? 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 Fountainhead College of Technology and Platt College-San Diego.

• Graduates from Fountainhead College of Technology earn on average $7,300 more per year than Platt College-San Diego graduates after ten years. ($43,500 vs. $36,200)
• Fountainhead College of Technology students graduate with a $4,889 lower median federal student loan debt than Platt College-San Diego graduates. ($20,256 vs. $25,145)
• Fountainhead College of Technology graduates are paying $50 less per month on federal student loans than Platt College-San Diego graduates. ($209 vs. $259)
• More Platt College-San Diego graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Fountainhead College of Technology students, three years after graduation. (50% vs. 33%)

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