Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach vs. Penn College

Comparable Facts

Compare Bryant & Stratton College Virginia Beach in Virginia Beach, VA with Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, PA on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is larger than Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach based on total student enrollment (4,575 students vs. 1,717 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Bryant & Stratton College Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach, VA (Large City setting); Pennsylvania College of Technology is in Williamsport, PA (Small City setting).
• Bryant & Stratton College Virginia Beach is a private, for-profit 4-year institution. Pennsylvania College of Technology is a public, non-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Bryant & Stratton College Virginia Beach 22:1; Pennsylvania College of Technology 14:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Bryant & Stratton College Virginia Beach are 72.7% lower than at Pennsylvania College of Technology ($3,500 vs. $12,818).
• Out-of-state tuition is 40.5% higher at Penn College than at Bryant & Stratton College Virginia Beach (about $7,491 more per year; $25,980 vs. $18,489).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Bryant & Stratton College Virginia Beach than at Pennsylvania College of Technology (94% vs. 68%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Bryant & Stratton College Virginia Beach students is 33% larger than aid received by Pennsylvania College of Technology students ($11,922 vs. $8,964).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach and Penn College.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Pennsylvania College of Technology graduates have a $2,261 lower median loan debt than Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach graduates ($21,500 vs. $23,761).
• Among borrowers, Penn College graduates have an estimated $23 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach graduates ($222 vs. $245).
• More Penn College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach students, three years after graduation (65% vs. 18%).

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