Academy of Art University vs Salt Lake Community College

San Francisco, CA · Salt Lake City, UT · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:UT

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × UT
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Academy of Art University: average net price rose +32.2% from $30,100 (2013) to $39,778 (2023), r² 0.73.
  • Salt Lake Community College: net price ranged $6,197–$8,690 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.9% is not a trend (r² 0.12).
  • Academy of Art University: enrollment shrank -59.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -625 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.
  • Salt Lake Community College: enrollment shrank -29.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -709 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Academy of Art University vs Salt Lake Community College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Salt Lake Community College leads on in-state tuition ($4,426 vs $30,736 at Academy of Art University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Salt Lake Community College leads on avg net price ($9,804 vs $40,613 at Academy of Art University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Salt Lake Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($8,003 vs $31,000 at Academy of Art University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Academy of Art University and Salt Lake Community College?▼
Salt Lake Community College leads on in-state tuition at $4,426 versus $30,736 at Academy of Art University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Academy of Art University and Salt Lake Community College?▼
Salt Lake Community College leads on avg net price at $9,804 versus $40,613 at Academy of Art University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Academy of Art University and Salt Lake Community College?▼
Salt Lake Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $8,003 versus $31,000 at Academy of Art University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025