A-B Tech vs. Vance-Granville Community College

Comparable Facts

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

Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College is larger than Vance-Granville Community College based on total student enrollment (6,510 students vs. 2,936 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College is located in Asheville, NC (Small City setting); Vance Granville Community College is in Henderson, NC (Rural Fringe setting).
• Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Vance Granville Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College 13:1; Vance Granville Community College 17:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College are 8.6% lower than at Vance Granville Community College ($12,000 vs. $13,125).
• Out-of-state tuition is 37.8% higher at A-B Tech than at Vance Granville Community College (about $2,474 more per year; $9,026 vs. $6,552).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College than at Vance Granville Community College (100% vs. 72%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Vance Granville Community College students is 37.4% larger than aid received by Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College students ($8,204 vs. $5,970).

Admissions details

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

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Vance Granville Community College graduates have a $9,585 lower median loan debt than A-B Tech graduates ($4,915 vs. $14,500).
• Among borrowers, Vance-Granville Community College graduates have an estimated $99 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than A-B Tech graduates ($50 vs. $149).
• More A-B Tech graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Vance-Granville Community College students, three years after graduation (37% vs. 29%).

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