A-B Tech vs. Guilford Technical Community College

Comparable Facts

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

Guilford Technical Community College is larger than A-B Tech based on total student enrollment (11,485 students vs. 6,510 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College is located in Asheville, NC (Small City setting); Guilford Technical Community College is in Jamestown, NC (Distant Town setting).
• Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Guilford Technical Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College 13:1; Guilford Technical Community College 16:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Guilford Technical Community College are 2.2% lower than at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College ($11,736 vs. $12,000).
• Out-of-state tuition is 17.3% higher at A-B Tech than at Guilford Technical Community College (about $1,330 more per year; $9,026 vs. $7,696).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College than at Guilford Technical Community College (100% vs. 81%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College students is 7.4% larger than aid received by Guilford Technical Community College students ($5,970 vs. $5,560).

Admissions details

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

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College graduates have a $1,500 lower median loan debt than Guilford Technical Community College graduates ($14,500 vs. $16,000).
• Among borrowers, A-B Tech graduates have an estimated $16 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Guilford Technical Community College graduates ($149 vs. $165).
• More A-B Tech graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Guilford Technical Community College students, three years after graduation (37% vs. 18%).

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