Match #1
Sullivan University
Louisville, KY
Profile closeness36/100
Admit rate—
- 2,026 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private for profit)
The colleges most similar to The North Coast College are Sullivan University, Salem University-West Virginia, and Valley College-Martinsburg. The North Coast College admits 50% of applicants; 0 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with The North Coast College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to The North Coast College
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Match #2
Salem University-West Virginia
Salem, WV
Profile closeness35/100
Admit rate—
- 892 students
- Private for-profit
- Rural: Distant
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #3
Valley College-Martinsburg
Martinsburg, WV
Profile closeness26/100
Admit rate—
- 765 students
- Private for-profit
- Suburb: Midsize
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #4
Central Penn College
Summerdale, PA
Profile closeness25/100
Admit rate18%
- 662 students
- Private for-profit
- Suburb: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #5
South University-Austin
Round Rock, TX
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate—
- 211 students
- Private for-profit
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 8%, close to 9%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #6
Bay State College
Boston, MA
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate50%
- 346 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 17%, close to 9%
- Acceptance rate 50%, close to 50%
Match #7
South University-Montgomery
Montgomery, AL
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate—
- 299 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 12%, close to 9%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #8
South University-Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, VA
Profile closeness54/100
Admit rate—
- 240 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 17%, close to 9%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
The Art Institute of Austin
Bastrop, TX
Profile closeness53/100
Admit rate—
- 130 students
- Private for-profit
- Town: Distant
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #10
The Art Institute of Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, VA
Profile closeness50/100
Admit rate—
- 122 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Questions about The North Coast College alternatives
What colleges are similar to The North Coast College?
The closest matches to The North Coast College are Sullivan University, Salem University-West Virginia, Valley College-Martinsburg, Central Penn College, and South University-Austin. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is The North Coast College hard to get into?
The North Coast College admitted 50% of its 8 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is selective. 0 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
