Professional Skills Institute vs. Sinclair Community College

Comparable Facts

Compare Professional Skills Institute in Maumee, OH with Sinclair Community College in Dayton, OH on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Sinclair Community College is larger than Professional Skills Institute based on total student enrollment (19,415 students vs. 395 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Professional Skills Institute is located in Maumee, OH (Large City setting); Sinclair Community College is in Dayton, OH (Midsize City setting).
• Professional Skills Institute is a private, for-profit 2-year institution. Sinclair Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Professional Skills Institute 17:1; Sinclair Community College 16:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Sinclair Community College are 43.5% lower than at Professional Skills Institute ($6,993 vs. $12,384).
• Out-of-state tuition is 85.6% higher at Professional Skills Institute than at Sinclair Community College (about $7,328 more per year; $15,884 vs. $8,556).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Professional Skills Institute than at Sinclair Community College (90% vs. 73%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Professional Skills Institute students is 45.3% larger than aid received by Sinclair Community College students ($7,004 vs. $4,822).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are test-free at Professional Skills Institute, open admission at Sinclair Community College.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Sinclair Community College graduates have a $8,250 lower median loan debt than Professional Skills Institute graduates ($11,750 vs. $20,000).
• Among borrowers, Sinclair Community College graduates have an estimated $85 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Professional Skills Institute graduates ($121 vs. $206).
• More Professional Skills Institute graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Sinclair Community College students, three years after graduation (36% vs. 28%).

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