Metropolitan Community College Area vs. Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

Comparable Facts

Compare Metropolitan Community College Area in Omaha, NE with Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis, NE on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Metropolitan Community College Area is larger than Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture based on total student enrollment (16,642 students vs. 222 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Metropolitan Community College Area is located in Omaha, NE (Large City setting); Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is in Curtis, NE (Remote Rural setting).
• Metropolitan Community College Area is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Metropolitan Community College Area 20:1; Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture 13:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture are 14.9% lower than at Metropolitan Community College Area ($9,118 vs. $10,719).
• Out-of-state tuition is 19.7% higher at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture than at Metropolitan Community College Area (about $976 more per year; $5,926 vs. $4,950).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Metropolitan Community College Area than at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (74% vs. 70%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Metropolitan Community College Area students is 8.9% larger than aid received by Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture students ($5,016 vs. $4,606).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both Metropolitan Community College Area and Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Metropolitan Community College Area graduates have a $13,713 lower median loan debt than Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture graduates ($7,987 vs. $21,700).
• Among borrowers, Metropolitan Community College Area graduates have an estimated $142 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture graduates ($82 vs. $224).
• More Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Metropolitan Community College Area students, three years after graduation (73% vs. 39%).

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