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Carrington College-Portland vs Seattle Central College

Portland, OR · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair OR:WA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE OR × WA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • Carrington College-Portland: average net price rose +31.1% from $22,394 (2013) to $29,350 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • Seattle Central College: net price ranged $3,745–$6,612 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +17.9% is not a trend (r² 0.33).
  • Carrington College-Portland: enrollment grew +21.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +15 students/yr fitted, r² 0.51.
  • Seattle Central College: enrollment ranged 2,412–3,879 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Carrington College-Portland vs Seattle Central College

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Seattle Central College leads on avg net price ($8,819 vs $36,595 at Carrington College-Portland)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Carrington College-Portland leads on 150%-time completion (50.1% vs 31.5% at Seattle Central College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Carrington College-Portland leads on median debt at graduation ($9,295 vs $12,000 at Seattle Central College)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Carrington College-Portland and Seattle Central College?▼
Seattle Central College leads on avg net price at $8,819 versus $36,595 at Carrington College-Portland. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Carrington College-Portland and Seattle Central College?▼
Carrington College-Portland leads on 150%-time completion at 50.1% versus 31.5% at Seattle Central College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Carrington College-Portland and Seattle Central College?▼
Carrington College-Portland leads on median debt at graduation at $9,295 versus $12,000 at Seattle Central College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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