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American Public University System vs Harrisburg Area Community College

Charles Town, WV · Harrisburg, PA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair WV:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WV × PA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • Harrisburg Area Community College: average net price rose +13.6% from $10,662 (2013) to $12,117 (2023), r² 0.75.
  • American Public University System: net price ranged $9,095–$11,262 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • American Public University System: enrollment ranged 35,656–44,924 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Harrisburg Area Community College: enrollment shrank -26.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -718 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.

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 Public University System vs Harrisburg Area Community College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI American Public University System leads on 150%-time completion (55.2% vs 20.6% at Harrisburg Area Community College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE American Public University System leads on avg net price ($9,597 vs $14,471 at Harrisburg Area Community College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI American Public University System leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,400 vs $12,472 at Harrisburg Area Community College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between American Public University System and Harrisburg Area Community College?▼
American Public University System leads on 150%-time completion at 55.2% versus 20.6% at Harrisburg Area Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between American Public University System and Harrisburg Area Community College?▼
American Public University System leads on avg net price at $9,597 versus $14,471 at Harrisburg Area Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between American Public University System and Harrisburg Area Community College?▼
American Public University System leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,400 versus $12,472 at Harrisburg Area Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025