Professional Skills Institute vs. Southern State Community College

Comparable Facts

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

Southern State Community College is larger than Professional Skills Institute based on total student enrollment (2,227 students vs. 395 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Professional Skills Institute is located in Maumee, OH (Large City setting); Southern State Community College is in Hillsboro, OH (Rural Fringe setting).
• Professional Skills Institute is a private, for-profit 2-year institution. Southern State Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Professional Skills Institute 17:1; Southern State Community College 20:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Southern State Community College are 44.1% lower than at Professional Skills Institute ($6,928 vs. $12,384).
• Out-of-state tuition is 46.8% higher at Professional Skills Institute than at Southern State Community College (about $5,066 more per year; $15,884 vs. $10,818).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Professional Skills Institute than at Southern State Community College (90% vs. 77%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Professional Skills Institute students is 27% larger than aid received by Southern State Community College students ($7,004 vs. $5,513).

Admissions details

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

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Southern State Community College graduates have a $7,630 lower median loan debt than Professional Skills Institute graduates ($12,370 vs. $20,000).
• Among borrowers, Southern State Community College graduates have an estimated $79 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Professional Skills Institute graduates ($127 vs. $206).
• More Professional Skills Institute graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Southern State Community College students, three years after graduation (36% vs. 29%).

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