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Chabot College vs Contra Costa College

Hayward, CA · San Pablo, CA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair CA:CA

PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings 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.

  • Contra Costa College: average net price fell -29.5% from $9,257 (2013) to $6,522 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • Chabot College: net price ranged $4,192–$6,476 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -15.4% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Chabot College: enrollment shrank -10.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -226 students/yr fitted, r² 0.51.
  • Contra Costa College: enrollment ranged 4,429–5,702 (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: Chabot College vs Contra Costa College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Chabot College leads on 150%-time completion (44.0% vs 30.4% at Contra Costa College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Chabot College leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,686 vs $10,320 at Contra Costa College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Chabot College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($40,674 vs $34,342 at Contra Costa College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Chabot College and Contra Costa College?▼
Chabot College leads on 150%-time completion at 44.0% versus 30.4% at Contra Costa College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Chabot College and Contra Costa College?▼
Chabot College leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,686 versus $10,320 at Contra Costa College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Chabot College and Contra Costa College?▼
Chabot College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $40,674 versus $34,342 at Contra Costa 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