SCC vs. WCC

Sandhills Community College vs. Wilson Community College comparison

	Sandhills Community College	Wilson Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	SCC	WCC
Location	Pinehurst, NC	Wilson, NC
Setting	Distant Town	Distant Town
Enrollment	3,778	1,779
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	sandhills.edu	wilsoncc.edu
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Costs	SCC	WCC
Tuition (In State)	$2,598	$2,736
Tuition (Out of State)	$8,742	$9,648
Room & Board	$11,536	$10,450
Avg Net Price	$12,583	$8,322
Avg Grant Aid	$6,374	$5,766
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	96%

Admission	SCC	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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Academics	SCC	WCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	12:1	8:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (31%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (29%) Business (9%) Personal and Culinary Services (7%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (7%)	Health Professions (17%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (16%) Education (11%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (11%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (11%)
Outcomes	SCC	WCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$27,800	$26,400
Making Student Loan Payments	57%	33%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$9,501
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$98

Diversity	SCC	WCC
% Men	37%	34%
% Women	63%	66%
Racial Diversity	High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	59%	46%
% Black	20%	36%
% Hispanic	10%	10%
% Native American	4%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	4%
% Two or More Races	3%	0%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	2%	2%

Students	SCC	WCC
% In-State	98%	81%
% Out-of-State	1%	1%
Campus	SCC	WCC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Sandhills Community College is larger than than WCC based on total student enrollment (3,778 students vs. 1,779 students)

SCC vs. WCC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, SCC or WCC?

• Wilson Community College is 5.3% more expensive to attend than SCC for in-state tuition ($2,736.00 vs. $2,598.00)
• Out of state tuition is 10.4% higher at WCC than Sandhills Community College ($9,648.00 vs. $8,742.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Wilson Community College than SCC ($8,322 vs. $12,583)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Wilson Community College are 10.4% lower than costs at Sandhills Community College ($10,450 vs. $11,536)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Sandhills Community College than Wilson Community College (100% vs. 96%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Sandhills Community College students is 10.5% larger than aid received Wilson Community College ($6,374 vs. $5,766)

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

SCC vs. WCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, SCC 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 SCC.

• Graduates from Sandhills Community College earn on average $1,400 more per year than WCC graduates after ten years. ($27,800 vs. $26,400)
• More SCC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former WCC students, three years after graduation. (57% vs. 33%)

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