Academic Comparison between Pacific Islands and GCC

Pacific Islands University and Guam Community College are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Pacific Islands is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Mangilao, GU and GCC is a four-year, public school located in Mangilao, GU.

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

Pacific Islands is a private (not-for-profit) and GCC is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Pacific Islands has more expensive tuition & fees ($7,516) than GCC ($4,614).
GCC has more students with 1,430 students while Pacific Islands has 62 students.
GCC has more full-time faculties with 49 faculties while Pacific Islands has 2 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pacific Islands University	vs.	Guam Community College
Mangilao, Guam	Location	Mangilao, Guam
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Associate's - Public Suburban-serving Single Campus
$7,516	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$3,414 Out-Of-State$4,614
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$4,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,600

100.00 %	Acceptance Rates	-
100.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
67 %	Graduation Rate	25 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
100 %	Retention Rate	-
62	Student Population	1,430
2	Number of Faculties	49
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
-	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service