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Centralia College vs Potomac State College of West Virginia University

Centralia, WA · Keyser, WV · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair WA:WV

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WA × WV
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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.

  • Centralia College: average net price rose +29.3% from $5,880 (2013) to $7,600 (2023), r² 0.75.
  • Potomac State College of West Virginia University: net price ranged $7,006–$8,770 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +5.7% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Centralia College: enrollment ranged 1,354–1,868 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Potomac State College of West Virginia University: enrollment shrank -30.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -43 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.

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: Centralia College vs Potomac State College of West Virginia University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Centralia College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,651 vs $13,200 at Potomac State College of West Virginia University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Centralia College leads on 150%-time completion (43.8% vs 28.3% at Potomac State College of West Virginia University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Potomac State College of West Virginia University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($55,939 vs $43,140 at Centralia College)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Centralia College and Potomac State College of West Virginia University?▼
Centralia College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,651 versus $13,200 at Potomac State College of West Virginia University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Centralia College and Potomac State College of West Virginia University?▼
Centralia College leads on 150%-time completion at 43.8% versus 28.3% at Potomac State College of West Virginia University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Centralia College and Potomac State College of West Virginia University?▼
Potomac State College of West Virginia University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $55,939 versus $43,140 at Centralia College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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