Pasco-Hernando State College vs. Southeastern College-West Palm Beach

Comparable Facts

Compare Pasco Hernando State College in New Port Richey, FL with Southeastern College West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, FL on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Pasco Hernando State College is larger than Southeastern College-West Palm Beach based on total student enrollment (9,410 students vs. 564 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Pasco Hernando State College is located in New Port Richey, FL (Large Suburban setting); Southeastern College West Palm Beach is in West Palm Beach, FL (Large Suburban setting).
• Pasco Hernando State College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Southeastern College West Palm Beach is a private, for-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Pasco Hernando State College 22:1; Southeastern College West Palm Beach 12:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Southeastern College West Palm Beach are 1.4% lower than at Pasco Hernando State College ($9,120 vs. $9,252).
• Out-of-state tuition is 103.5% higher at Southeastern College-West Palm Beach than at Pasco Hernando State College (about $12,448 more per year; $24,480 vs. $12,032).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Southeastern College West Palm Beach than at Pasco Hernando State College (97% vs. 58%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Southeastern College West Palm Beach students is 44.1% larger than aid received by Pasco Hernando State College students ($9,021 vs. $6,260).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at Pasco-Hernando State College, test-free at Southeastern College-West Palm Beach.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Pasco Hernando State College graduates have a $8,354 lower median loan debt than Southeastern College-West Palm Beach graduates ($7,896 vs. $16,250).
• Among borrowers, Pasco-Hernando State College graduates have an estimated $87 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Southeastern College-West Palm Beach graduates ($81 vs. $168).
• More Pasco-Hernando State College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Southeastern College-West Palm Beach students, three years after graduation (32% vs. 24%).

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