Piedmont Community College vs. Pitt Community College

Comparable Facts

Compare Piedmont Community College in Roxboro, NC with Pitt Community College in Winterville, NC on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Pitt Community College is larger than Piedmont Community College based on total student enrollment (7,684 students vs. 896 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Piedmont Community College is located in Roxboro, NC (Rural Fringe setting); Pitt Community College is in Winterville, NC (Rural Fringe setting).
• Piedmont Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Pitt Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Piedmont Community College 6:1; Pitt Community College 17:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Piedmont Community College are 24.7% lower than at Pitt Community College ($6,720 vs. $8,924).
• Out-of-state tuition is 0.3% higher at Pitt Community College than at Piedmont Community College (about $24 more per year; $8,724 vs. $8,700).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Pitt Community College than at Piedmont Community College (83% vs. 60%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Piedmont Community College students is 11.4% larger than aid received by Pitt Community College students ($9,668 vs. $8,679).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both Piedmont Community College and Pitt Community College.

Loans and repayment

• More Pitt Community College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Piedmont Community College students, three years after graduation (25% vs. 23%).

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