A-B Tech vs. Beaufort County Community College

Comparable Facts

Compare Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College in Asheville, NC with Beaufort County Community College in Washington, NC on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College is larger than Beaufort County Community College based on total student enrollment (6,510 students vs. 1,856 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College is located in Asheville, NC (Small City setting); Beaufort County Community College is in Washington, NC (Distant Town setting).
• Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Beaufort County Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College 13:1; Beaufort County Community College 11:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Beaufort County Community College are 20.4% lower than at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College ($9,547 vs. $12,000).
• Out-of-state tuition is 3.9% higher at A-B Tech than at Beaufort County Community College (about $342 more per year; $9,026 vs. $8,684).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College than at Beaufort County Community College (100% vs. 92%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Beaufort County Community College students is 27.5% larger than aid received by Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College students ($7,610 vs. $5,970).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both A-B Tech and Beaufort County Community College.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Beaufort County Community College graduates have a $18 lower median loan debt than A-B Tech graduates ($14,482 vs. $14,500).
• Among borrowers in the federal data, Beaufort County Community College and A-B Tech graduates have the same median monthly federal student loan payment ($149 vs. $149).
• More A-B Tech graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Beaufort County Community College students, three years after graduation (37% vs. 17%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.