American Public University System vs Prince George's Community College

Charles Town, WV · Largo, MD · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair WV:MD

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WV × MD
  • 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.

  • Prince George's Community College: average net price rose +75.3% from $6,194 (2013) to $10,857 (2023), r² 0.74.
  • 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.
  • Prince George's Community College: enrollment shrank -37.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -520 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.

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 Prince George's Community College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI American Public University System leads on 150%-time completion (55.2% vs 21.9% at Prince George's Community College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Prince George's Community College leads on in-state tuition ($4,034 vs $8,400 at American Public University System)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Prince George's Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($10,500 vs $21,743 at American Public University System)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between American Public University System and Prince George's Community College?
American Public University System leads on 150%-time completion at 55.2% versus 21.9% at Prince George's Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between American Public University System and Prince George's Community College?
Prince George's Community College leads on in-state tuition at $4,034 versus $8,400 at American Public University System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between American Public University System and Prince George's Community College?
Prince George's Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $10,500 versus $21,743 at American Public University System. 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