PLU vs Big Bend Community College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

PLU is a private (not-for-profit) and Big Bend Community College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
PLU has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,272) than Big Bend Community College ($5,443).
PLU has more students with 2,633 students while Big Bend Community College has 1,736 students.
PLU has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Big Bend Community College's ratio is 15 to 1.
PLU has more full-time faculties with 198 faculties while Big Bend Community College has 48 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pacific Lutheran University and Big Bend Community College.

PLU	vs.	Big Bend Community College
Tacoma, Washington	Location	Moses Lake, Washington
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Associate's - Public Suburban-serving Multicampus
$50,272	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$4,909 Out-Of-State$5,443
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	49%
$33,815	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,691

81.01 %	Acceptance Rates	-
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,130	SAT Score	-
24	ACT Score	-
71 %	Graduation Rate	40 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	12 %
78 %	Retention Rate	-
2,633	Student Population	1,736
198	Number of Faculties	48
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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