ATA College vs Montgomery College

El Cajon, CA · Rockville, MD · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair CA:MD

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × MD
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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.

  • ATA College: average net price rose +64.8% from $12,682 (2013) to $20,906 (2023), r² 0.41.
  • Montgomery College: net price ranged $7,037–$9,650 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -16.3% is not a trend (r² 0.13).
  • ATA College: enrollment ranged 54–106 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Montgomery College: enrollment shrank -29.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -673 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.

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: ATA College vs Montgomery College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI ATA College leads on 150%-time completion (87.4% vs 29.7% at Montgomery College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Montgomery College leads on avg net price ($8,027 vs $19,157 at ATA College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA ATA College leads on median debt at graduation ($5,500 vs $10,415 at Montgomery College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between ATA College and Montgomery College?
ATA College leads on 150%-time completion at 87.4% versus 29.7% at Montgomery College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between ATA College and Montgomery College?
Montgomery College leads on avg net price at $8,027 versus $19,157 at ATA College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between ATA College and Montgomery College?
ATA College leads on median debt at graduation at $5,500 versus $10,415 at Montgomery 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