RCC vs. WCC

Rappahannock Community College vs. Wytheville Community College comparison

	Rappahannock Community College	Wytheville Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	RCC	WCC
Location	Glenns, VA	Wytheville, VA
Setting	Distant Rural	Remote Town
Enrollment	2,591	2,116
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	rappahannock.edu	vccs.edu
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Costs	RCC	WCC
Tuition (In State)	$4,620	$4,620
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,918	$9,918
Room & Board	$7,200	$3,000
Avg Net Price	$7,508	$5,839
Avg Grant Aid	$4,379	$6,812
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	94%

Admission	RCC	WCC
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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Application Deadline		Aug 21, 2025

Academics	RCC	WCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	22:1	23:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (56%) Health Professions (27%) Work and Family Studies (6%) Business (5%) Computer and Information Sciences (4%)	Health Professions (33%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (27%) Business (10%) Construction Trades (9%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (6%)
Outcomes	RCC	WCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$29,000	$30,200
Making Student Loan Payments	-	61%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$8,000
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$82

Diversity	RCC	WCC
% Men	36%	38%
% Women	64%	62%
Racial Diversity	Medium	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	66%	88%
% Black	22%	6%
% Hispanic	5%	3%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	1%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	1%	0%

Students	RCC	WCC
% In-State	100%	98%
% Out-of-State	0%	2%
Campus	RCC	WCC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Rappahannock Community College is larger than than WCC based on total student enrollment (2,591 students vs. 2,116 students)

RCC vs. WCC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, RCC or WCC?

• Rappahannock Community College and WCC 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 Wytheville Community College ($9,918.00 vs. $9,918.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Wytheville Community College than RCC ($5,839 vs. $7,508)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Wytheville Community College are 140% lower than costs at Rappahannock Community College ($3,000 vs. $7,200)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Rappahannock Community College than Wytheville Community College (100% vs. 94%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Wytheville Community College students is 55.6% larger than aid received Rappahannock Community College ($6,812 vs. $4,379)

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

RCC vs. WCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

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

• Graduates from Wytheville Community College earn on average $1,200 more per year than RCC graduates after ten years. ($30,200 vs. $29,000)

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