VFCC vs Penn State Greater Allegheny

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VFCC is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public school and both are four-years schools.
VFCC has more expensive tuition & fees ($24,510) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to VFCC than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
VFCC has more students with 583 students while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 363 students.
Penn State Greater Allegheny has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while VFCC's ratio is 11 to 1.
Penn State Greater Allegheny has more full-time faculties with 36 faculties while VFCC has 22 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Valley Forge and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny.

VFCC	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania	Location	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification
$24,510	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$15,041	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

77.92 %	Acceptance Rates	95.01 %
29.94 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
-	SAT Score	1,125
-	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
30 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
71 %	Retention Rate	66 %
583	Student Population	363
22	Number of Faculties	36
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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