A-B Tech vs. Wake Technical Community College

Comparable Facts

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

Wake Technical Community College is larger than A-B Tech based on total student enrollment (24,609 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); Wake Technical Community College is in Raleigh, NC (Rural Fringe setting).
• Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Wake Technical Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College 13:1; Wake Technical Community College 18:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College are 30.8% lower than at Wake Technical Community College ($12,000 vs. $17,334).
• Out-of-state tuition is 31.5% higher at A-B Tech than at Wake Technical Community College (about $2,164 more per year; $9,026 vs. $6,862).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College than at Wake Technical Community College (100% vs. 74%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College students is 24.4% larger than aid received by Wake Technical Community College students ($5,970 vs. $4,800).

Admissions details

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

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College graduates have a $250 lower median loan debt than Wake Technical Community College graduates ($14,500 vs. $14,750).
• Among borrowers, A-B Tech graduates have an estimated $3 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Wake Technical Community College graduates ($149 vs. $152).
• More A-B Tech graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Wake Technical Community College students, three years after graduation (37% vs. 34%).

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