The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College vs. Southwest Florida College

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College vs. Southwest Florida College comparison

	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College	Southwest Florida College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College	Southwest Florida College
Location	Philadelphia, PA	Fort Myers, FL
Setting	Large City	Small City
Enrollment	168	578
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	For-profit
Website	walnuthillcollege.edu	swfc.edu
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Costs	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College	Southwest Florida College
Tuition (In State)	$19,650	$14,742
Tuition (Out of State)	$19,650	$14,742
Room & Board	$11,728	$11,164
Avg Net Price	$30,766	$19,073
Avg Grant Aid	$3,156	$5,823
% Receiving Grant Aid	72%	82%

Admission	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College	Southwest Florida College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	133	-
Admitted	133	-
Acceptance Rate	100%Open	Open
Enrolled %	54.9%Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline

Academics	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College	Southwest Florida College
Student to Faculty Ratio	15:1	12:1
Popular Majors	Personal and Culinary Services (79%) Business (21%)	Health Professions (51%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (16%) Business (7%) Communications Technology (6%) Computer and Information Sciences (6%)
Outcomes	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College	Southwest Florida College
Graduation Rate	21%	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$37,400	$26,100
Making Student Loan Payments	56%	26%
Median Student Loan Debt	$19,500	$21,649
Median Loan Payment	$201	$223

Diversity	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College	Southwest Florida College
% Men	45%	42%
% Women	55%	58%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	48%	47%
% Black	35%	20%
% Hispanic	5%	25%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	5%	5%
% International	0%	1%
% Unknown Race	3%	0%

Students	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College	Southwest Florida College
% In-State	47%	100%
% Out-of-State	53%	0%
Campus	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College	Southwest Florida College
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Southwest Florida College is larger than than The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College based on total student enrollment (578 students vs. 168 students)

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College vs. Southwest Florida College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College or Southwest Florida College?

• The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is 33.3% more expensive to attend than Southwest Florida College for in-state tuition ($19,650.00 vs. $14,742.00)
• Out of state tuition is 33.3% higher at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College than Southwest Florida College ($19,650.00 vs. $14,742.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Southwest Florida College than The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College ($19,073 vs. $30,766)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Southwest Florida College are 5.1% lower than costs at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College ($11,164 vs. $11,728)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Southwest Florida College than The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College (82% vs. 72%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Southwest Florida College students is 84.5% larger than aid received The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College ($5,823 vs. $3,156)

Which college is harder to get into, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College or Southwest Florida College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Southwest Florida College or The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College .

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College vs. Southwest Florida College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College or Southwest Florida College? 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 Southwest Florida College and The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College.

• Graduates from The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College earn on average $11,300 more per year than Southwest Florida College graduates after ten years. ($37,400 vs. $26,100)
• The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College students graduate with a $2,149 lower median federal student loan debt than Southwest Florida College graduates. ($19,500 vs. $21,649)
• The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College graduates are paying $22 less per month on federal student loans than Southwest Florida College graduates. ($201 vs. $223)
• More The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Southwest Florida College students, three years after graduation. (56% vs. 26%)

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