RCC vs. VHCC

Rappahannock Community College vs. Virginia Highlands Community College comparison

	Rappahannock Community College	Virginia Highlands Community College	College 3	College 4
	Remove	Remove	+Add	+Add
Overview	RCC	VHCC
Location	Glenns, VA	Abingdon, VA
Setting	Distant Rural	Town Fringe
Enrollment	2,591	2,068
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	rappahannock.edu	vhcc.edu
Team Colors

Costs	RCC	VHCC
Tuition (In State)	$4,620	$4,620
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,918	$9,918
Room & Board	$7,200	$3,200
Avg Net Price	$7,508	$6,940
Avg Grant Aid	$4,379	$4,816
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	97%

Admission	RCC	VHCC
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
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores
Application Deadline

Academics	RCC	VHCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	22:1	17:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (56%) Health Professions (27%) Work and Family Studies (6%) Business (5%) Computer and Information Sciences (4%)	Health Professions (30%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (28%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (10%) Construction Trades (9%) Business (8%)
Outcomes	RCC	VHCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$29,000	$27,700
Making Student Loan Payments	-	-
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	N/A
Median Loan Payment	N/A	N/A

Diversity	RCC	VHCC
% Men	36%	38%
% Women	64%	62%
Racial Diversity	Medium	Extremely Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	66%	93%
% Black	22%	2%
% Hispanic	5%	2%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	2%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	1%	0%

Students	RCC	VHCC
% In-State	100%	96%
% Out-of-State	0%	4%
Campus	RCC	VHCC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Rappahannock Community College is larger than than VHCC based on total student enrollment (2,591 students vs. 2,068 students)

RCC vs. VHCC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, RCC or VHCC?

• Rappahannock Community College and VHCC cost the same to attend based on in-state tuition ($4,620.00 vs. $4,620.00)
• Out of state tuition is the same at RCC as Virginia Highlands Community College ($9,918.00 vs. $9,918.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Virginia Highlands Community College than RCC ($6,940 vs. $7,508)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Virginia Highlands Community College are 125% lower than costs at Rappahannock Community College ($3,200 vs. $7,200)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Rappahannock Community College than Virginia Highlands Community College (100% vs. 97%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Virginia Highlands Community College students is 10% larger than aid received Rappahannock Community College ($4,816 vs. $4,379)

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

RCC vs. VHCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, RCC or VHCC? 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 VHCC and RCC.

• Graduates from Rappahannock Community College earn on average $1,300 more per year than VHCC graduates after ten years. ($29,000 vs. $27,700)

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