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American Career College-Ontario vs Widener University

Ontario, CA · Chester, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair CA:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × PA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • American Career College-Ontario: enrollment ranged 1,275–2,014 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Widener University: enrollment shrank -13.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -66 students/yr fitted, r² 0.69.
  • American Career College-Ontario: net price ranged $22,429–$30,294 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +21.6% is not a trend (r² 0.29).
  • Widener University: net price ranged $24,012–$31,792 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.3% is not a trend (r² 0.16).

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: American Career College-Ontario vs Widener University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA American Career College-Ontario leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $27,000 at Widener University)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Widener University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (79.1% vs 32.9% at American Career College-Ontario)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Widener University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($70,920 vs $38,492 at American Career College-Ontario)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between American Career College-Ontario and Widener University?▼
American Career College-Ontario leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $27,000 at Widener University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between American Career College-Ontario and Widener University?▼
Widener University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 79.1% versus 32.9% at American Career College-Ontario. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between American Career College-Ontario and Widener University?▼
Widener University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $70,920 versus $38,492 at American Career College-Ontario. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025