Southwest vs. L'Ecole Culinaire

Southwest Tennessee Community College vs. L'Ecole Culinaire comparison

	Southwest Tennessee Community College	L'Ecole Culinaire	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Southwest	L'Ecole Culinaire
Location	Memphis, TN	Cordova, TN
Setting	Large City	Large City
Enrollment	6,443	272
Type	Public 2 Year	Private 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	tn.edu	lecoleculinaire.com
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Costs	Southwest	L'Ecole Culinaire
Tuition (In State)	$4,104	$12,351
Tuition (Out of State)	$16,920	$12,351
Room & Board	$9,431	$6,258
Avg Net Price	$5,991	$19,705
Avg Grant Aid	$6,558	$5,773
% Receiving Grant Aid	94%	80%

Admission	Southwest	L'Ecole Culinaire
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate		Open
Enrolled %		Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores		Not applicable
Application Deadline

Academics	Southwest	L'Ecole Culinaire
Student to Faculty Ratio	16:1	0:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (30%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (28%) Business (12%) Engineering Technology (11%) Computer and Information Sciences (5%)	Personal and Culinary Services (100%)
Outcomes	Southwest	L'Ecole Culinaire
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$27,800	$30,800
Making Student Loan Payments	-	18%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$21,775
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$225

Diversity	Southwest	L'Ecole Culinaire
% Men	35%	0%
% Women	65%	0%
Racial Diversity	High	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	29%	18%
% Black	59%	77%
% Hispanic	5%	1%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	2%
% International	2%	0%
% Unknown Race	0%	1%

Students	Southwest	L'Ecole Culinaire
% In-State	97%	-
% Out-of-State	2%	-
Campus	Southwest	L'Ecole Culinaire
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Southwest Tennessee Community College is larger than than L'Ecole Culinaire based on total student enrollment (6,443 students vs. 272 students)

Southwest vs. L'Ecole Culinaire Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Southwest or L'Ecole Culinaire?

• L'Ecole Culinaire is 201% more expensive to attend than Southwest for in-state tuition ($12,351.00 vs. $4,104.00)
• Out of state tuition is 37% higher at Southwest than L'Ecole Culinaire ($16,920.00 vs. $12,351.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Southwest Tennessee Community College than L'Ecole Culinaire ($5,991 vs. $19,705)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at L'Ecole Culinaire are 50.7% lower than costs at Southwest Tennessee Community College ($6,258 vs. $9,431)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Southwest Tennessee Community College than L'Ecole Culinaire (94% vs. 80%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Southwest Tennessee Community College students is 13.6% larger than aid received L'Ecole Culinaire ($6,558 vs. $5,773)

Which college is harder to get into, Southwest or L'Ecole Culinaire? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between L'Ecole Culinaire or Southwest .

Southwest vs. L'Ecole Culinaire Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Southwest or L'Ecole Culinaire? 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 L'Ecole Culinaire and Southwest.

• Graduates from L'Ecole Culinaire earn on average $3,000 more per year than Southwest graduates after ten years. ($30,800 vs. $27,800)

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