Pitt Community College vs. Wake Technical Community College

Comparable Facts

Compare Pitt Community College in Winterville, 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 Pitt Community College based on total student enrollment (24,609 students vs. 7,684 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Pitt Community College is located in Winterville, NC (Rural Fringe setting); Wake Technical Community College is in Raleigh, NC (Rural Fringe setting).
• Pitt 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: Pitt Community College 17:1; Wake Technical Community College 18:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Pitt Community College are 48.5% lower than at Wake Technical Community College ($8,924 vs. $17,334).
• Out-of-state tuition is 27.1% higher at Pitt Community College than at Wake Technical Community College (about $1,862 more per year; $8,724 vs. $6,862).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Pitt Community College than at Wake Technical Community College (83% vs. 74%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Pitt Community College students is 80.8% larger than aid received by Wake Technical Community College students ($8,679 vs. $4,800).

Admissions details

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

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Pitt Community College graduates have a $500 lower median loan debt than Wake Technical Community College graduates ($14,250 vs. $14,750).
• Among borrowers, Pitt Community College graduates have an estimated $5 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Wake Technical Community College graduates ($147 vs. $152).
• More Wake Technical Community College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Pitt Community College students, three years after graduation (34% vs. 25%).

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