Side-by-Side Comparison of Amarillo College

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	Cochise County Community College District	Glendale Community College	Union County College	Midlands Technical College	Amarillo College	Del Mar College
Overview
Location	Sierra Vista, Arizona	Glendale, California	Cranford, New Jersey	West Columbia, South Carolina	Amarillo, Texas	Corpus Christi, Texas
Campus setting	City: Small	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize	City: Large
College type	2 year	2 year	2 year	2 year	2 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	64.0%	70.0%	68.0%	49.0%	67.0%	53.0%
Common app member	No	No	No	No	No	No
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission
Application fees			$10	$35
SAT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants
Total number of admissions given out
Admitted students who chose to enroll
Yield rate
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	Not required	Not required			Not required	Not required
High school GPA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $19,482 Out of state: $23,538	In state: $24,313 Out of state: $30,673	$30,094	In state: $20,288 Out of state: $28,184	In state: $16,149 Out of state: $17,685	In state: $16,483 Out of state: $17,593
Average net price	$7,239	$7,823	$12,757	$6,146	$6,302	$5,617
Tuition	In state: $2,184 Out of state: $6,240	In state: $1,104 Out of state: $7,464	$10,562	In state: $5,640 Out of state: $13,536	In state: $1,128 Out of state: $2,664	In state: $2,070 Out of state: $3,180
Room & board	$7,362
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	71.0% Average amount $6,183	69.0% Average amount $5,851	71.0% Average amount $3,773	97.0% Average amount $5,874	90.0% Average amount $4,021	70.0% Average amount $5,911
Students receiving federal student loan	4.0% Average amount $5,360	1.0% Average amount $3,707	4.0% Average amount $2,751	18.0% Average amount $4,363	6.0% Average amount $6,097	8.0% Average amount $3,866
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $32,258	0.0% Average amount $0	1.0% Average amount $5,333	2.0% Average amount $8,016	0.0% Average amount $15,448	0.0% Average amount $0
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	3,473 Men 42.4% Women 57.6%	11,398 Men 43.5% Women 56.5%	7,930 Men 37.1% Women 62.9%	8,702 Men 36.5% Women 63.5%	9,179 Men 35.2% Women 64.8%	10,395 Men 41.2% Women 58.8%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	5.7%	5.4%	0.3%	3.0%	1.4%	N/A
International students	1.5%	2.3%	0.8%	N/A	N/A	0.8%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	184	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Arizona Texas New Mexico Nevada California	California	New Jersey New York Missouri Virginia Vermont	South Carolina North Carolina New Jersey District of Columbia New York	Texas New Mexico Colorado Oklahoma Illinois	N/A
Academics
Popular study areas	Military Technologies Liberal Arts Health Professions Computer and Information Science Law Enforcement and Firefighting	Business Health Professions Social Sciences Psychology Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Health Professions Liberal Arts Business Law Enforcement and Firefighting Engineering	Health Professions Liberal Arts Business Family and Consumer Sciences Automotive Technology	Health Professions Liberal Arts Business Automotive Technology Law Enforcement and Firefighting	Health Professions Business Liberal Arts Law Enforcement and Firefighting Science Technologies
Students to faculty ratio	14:1	24:1	20:1	17:1	18:1	11:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Outcome
Graduation rate	30.4%	38.8%	34.3%	15.2%	28.3%	13.2%
Dropout rate	40.3%	36.1%	44.2%	40.2%	45.5%	55.0%
Transferred out	17.5%	8.0%	8.0%	35.7%	10.8%	10.1%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $60,730 Year 2: $57,047 Year 3: $60,454 Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $47,282 Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $54,340 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,134 Year 3: $33,142 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $23,340 Year 3: $26,411 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $22,567 Year 2: $19,227 Year 3: $24,797 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $21,964 Year 3: N/A Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: N/A Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $23,102 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $27,232 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $72,631 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $17,958 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $71,093 Year 2: $70,456 Year 3: $78,380 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $55,512 Year 3: $58,608 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $51,721 Year 2: $56,776 Year 3: $58,274 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $47,874 Year 2: $43,575 Year 3: $47,375 Business/Commerce, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $25,496 Year 2: $45,696 Year 3: $38,724 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $23,972 Year 2: $25,580 Year 3: $32,077 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $20,755 Year 2: $23,980 Year 3: $28,190	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $55,607 Year 2: $54,696 Year 3: $60,503 Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $41,877 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: $41,295 Data Processing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $32,833 Year 2: $40,461 Year 3: $40,762 Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $21,993 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $37,170 Legal Support Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $25,899 Year 2: $32,711 Year 3: $33,292 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $26,842 Year 2: $27,048 Year 3: $32,390 Human Services, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $28,055 Year 3: $30,433 Accounting and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $32,580 Year 2: $25,967 Year 3: $30,029 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $25,985 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $29,633	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $56,237 Year 2: $57,149 Year 3: $55,994 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $52,905 Year 2: $48,600 Year 3: $55,394 Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $53,887 Year 2: $48,432 Year 3: $51,051 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $39,397 Year 2: $41,789 Year 3: $49,111 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $45,990 Year 2: $46,556 Year 3: $47,790 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $43,257 Year 2: $42,930 Year 3: $45,013 Computer Programming (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $33,982 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $44,696 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $36,352 Year 2: $27,439 Year 3: $43,944 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $38,611 Year 2: $37,478 Year 3: $40,122 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $18,009 Year 2: $16,169 Year 3: $37,173	Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $58,503 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $74,047 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $63,193 Year 2: $59,964 Year 3: $62,550 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $45,327 Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $48,610 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $48,765 Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $47,546 Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $39,349 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $47,211 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $43,430 Year 2: $43,240 Year 3: $44,275 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $30,121 Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: $35,210 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $21,748 Year 2: $19,455 Year 3: $26,518 Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $18,230 Year 2: $16,169 Year 3: $15,395 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: N/A

Side-by-Side Comparison of Amarillo College

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