Community College of Beaver County: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Below AverageQuality:Education Quality Rating - Very BadSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - OustandingCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Good

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Community College of Beaver County is a small two-year, public school with 1,720 students enrolled. This school is the only school located in Monaca, Pennsylvania.

Academic Offerings

Community College of Beaver County will give you the option to get a 1-year certificate or associate's degree.

Majors
Offered
47
Community College of Beaver County deploys a semester-based curriculum calendar system and lets you to select from 47 majors. The most popular concentrations are Nursing, Flight and Aviation, Management, Business, and Criminal Justice. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a positive sign. However, if you would like to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Community College of Beaver County student retention rate is relatively low at 60% (way below Pennsylvania average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently students somewhat enjoy their stay at this school.

Student Retention
60%
Bad
The graduation rate at Community College of Beaver County is very low: 23%.

Student to faculty ratio at CCBC is decent -- 16:1. Learn more about instruction at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition price is fairly high, about $15,800 annually. The additional fees at CCBC (not included in tuition costs) are around $3,600, which makes it a total of $19,400 per year.

Read the details about Community College of Beaver County additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
This college might accept dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) for admission.

To request the most accurate and up-to-date information about applying to Community College of Beaver County and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (724) 480-2222 or check Community College of Beaver County Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
Community College of Beaver County offers a distance learning option and evening/weekend study opportunity, which is a great option for those who work full-time.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at CCBC, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

ROTC
Available
No
Unfortunately, there is no on-campus housing at CCBC.

Based on the college crime data, CCBC seems to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Community College of Beaver County Location and Address

Postal Address:
Community College of Beaver County
1 Campus Drive
Monaca, Pennsylvania
15061-2588, USA
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