Blue Ridge CC vs Tri-County Technical College (TCTC)

Blue Ridge Community College and Tri-County Technical College, both esteemed institutions of higher learning, offer diverse educational opportunities to students in their respective regions. Blue Ridge, with an acceptance rate of 100%, welcomes a larger student body, while Tri-County, with a more selective admissions process (acceptance rate of 85%), fosters a smaller, close-knit community. While Blue Ridge boasts a higher graduation rate (60%) compared to Tri-County's 50%, both colleges provide a supportive learning environment that caters to students' academic and personal growth. Explore the detailed comparison table below to delve into further distinctions between these two exceptional institutions, including popular majors, student demographics, and additional factors that may influence your choice of higher education.

	Blue Ridge Community College	Tri-County Technical College
Overview
Location	Weyers Cave, Virginia	Pendleton, South Carolina
Campus setting	Rural: Fringe	Suburb: Large
College type	2 year	2 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	61.0%	30.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	Open Admission
Application fees		$30
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	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
High school GPA	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	N/A

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $23,995 Out of state: $29,998	In state: $19,985 Out of state: $24,459
Average net price	$9,182	$8,121
Tuition	In state: $4,620 Out of state: $9,918	In state: $5,648 Out of state: $10,112
Room & board
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	61.0% Average amount $5,895	95.0% Average amount $7,786
Students receiving federal student loan	8.0% Average amount $4,748	20.0% Average amount $5,070
Students taking out private loans	2.0% Average amount $5,334	4.0% Average amount $12,973

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	3,386 Men 38.4% Women 61.6%	5,617 Men 46.2% Women 53.8%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	1.0%	12.0%
International students	0.9%	N/A
Campus local/setting	Rural: Fringe	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	N/A	N/A
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Virginia Pennsylvania Florida Maryland Nevada	South Carolina North Carolina Georgia New Jersey Maryland

Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Health Professions Business Agriculture Automotive Technology	Liberal Arts Health Professions Automotive Technology Engineering Technologies Business
Students to faculty ratio	20:1	19:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	32.6%	36.2%
Dropout rate	52.1%	26.4%
Transferred out	7.1%	31.9%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $55,606 Year 2: $49,883 Year 3: $47,113 Ground Transportation (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,009 Year 3: $36,462 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $36,082 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $32,795 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $35,140 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $33,735 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $18,766 Year 2: $22,485 Year 3: $31,560 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $28,357 Year 2: $28,443 Year 3: $30,949 Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $34,562 Year 3: N/A Biological and Physical Sciences (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $30,467 Year 2: $26,739 Year 3: N/A Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A	Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $54,890 Year 2: $60,049 Year 3: $64,792 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $55,523 Year 2: $55,693 Year 3: $59,913 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $46,789 Year 2: $44,595 Year 3: $45,968 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $38,567 Year 2: $34,704 Year 3: $39,069 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $32,874 Year 2: $35,594 Year 3: $38,103 Data Processing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $26,996 Year 2: $33,637 Year 3: $37,762 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $37,123 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $27,930 Year 2: $30,305 Year 3: $33,893 Accounting and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $28,236 Year 3: $30,565 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $28,943 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $29,145

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