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CET-Santa Maria vs North Hennepin Community College

Santa Maria, CA · Brooklyn Park, MN · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair CA:MN

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × MN
  • 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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • CET-Santa Maria: net price ranged $2,869–$14,029 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -78.9% is not a trend (r² 0.28).
  • North Hennepin Community College: average net price fell -38.4% from $15,915 (2013) to $9,804 (2023), r² 0.52.
  • CET-Santa Maria: enrollment shrank -19.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -5 students/yr fitted, r² 0.61.
  • North Hennepin Community College: enrollment shrank -50.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -366 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: CET-Santa Maria vs North Hennepin Community College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI CET-Santa Maria leads on 150%-time completion (68.1% vs 19.1% at North Hennepin Community College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE CET-Santa Maria leads on avg net price ($5,446 vs $12,186 at North Hennepin Community College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA CET-Santa Maria leads on median debt at graduation ($7,041 vs $14,750 at North Hennepin Community College)

CET-Santa Maria profile · North Hennepin Community College profile · Compare other colleges

150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between CET-Santa Maria and North Hennepin Community College?▼
CET-Santa Maria leads on 150%-time completion at 68.1% versus 19.1% at North Hennepin Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between CET-Santa Maria and North Hennepin Community College?▼
CET-Santa Maria leads on avg net price at $5,446 versus $12,186 at North Hennepin Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between CET-Santa Maria and North Hennepin Community College?▼
CET-Santa Maria leads on median debt at graduation at $7,041 versus $14,750 at North Hennepin 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