SCC vs. ACC

Sandhills Community College vs. Alamance Community College comparison

	Sandhills Community College	Alamance Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	SCC	ACC
Location	Pinehurst, NC	Graham, NC
Setting	Distant Town	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	3,824	3,739
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	sandhills.edu	alamancecc.edu
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Costs	SCC	ACC
Tuition (In State)	$1,824	$2,462
Tuition (Out of State)	$6,382	$8,576
Room & Board	$15,018	$13,452
Avg Net Price	$11,169	$18,766
Avg Grant Aid	$6,711	$5,691
% Receiving Grant Aid	83%	78%

Admission	SCC	ACC
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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Academics	SCC	ACC
Student to Faculty Ratio	13:1	13:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (31%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (29%) Business (9%) Personal and Culinary Services (7%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (7%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (23%) Health Professions (22%) Business (15%) Engineering Technology (7%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (6%)
Outcomes	SCC	ACC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$27,800	$28,800
Making Student Loan Payments	57%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	N/A
Median Loan Payment	N/A	N/A

Diversity	SCC	ACC
% Men	15%	14%
% Women	23%	22%
Racial Diversity	High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	59%	57%
% Black	20%	21%
% Hispanic	10%	11%
% Native American	4%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	1%
% International	0%	3%
% Unknown Race	2%	4%

Students	SCC	ACC
% In-State	98%	91%
% Out-of-State	1%	0%
Campus	SCC	ACC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Sandhills Community College is larger than than ACC based on total student enrollment (3,824 students vs. 3,739 students)

SCC vs. ACC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, SCC or ACC?

• Alamance Community College is 35% more expensive to attend than SCC for in-state tuition ($2,462.00 vs. $1,824.00)
• Out of state tuition is 34.4% higher at ACC than Sandhills Community College ($8,576.00 vs. $6,382.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Sandhills Community College than ACC ($11,169 vs. $18,766)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Alamance Community College are 11.6% lower than costs at Sandhills Community College ($13,452 vs. $15,018)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Sandhills Community College than Alamance Community College (83% vs. 78%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Sandhills Community College students is 17.9% larger than aid received Alamance Community College ($6,711 vs. $5,691)

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

SCC vs. ACC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, SCC or ACC? 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 ACC and SCC.

• Graduates from Alamance Community College earn on average $1,000 more per year than SCC graduates after ten years. ($28,800 vs. $27,800)

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