Coalinga College vs Chabot College

Coalinga, CA · Hayward, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair CA:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • Coalinga College: average net price rose +17.2% from $7,363 (2013) to $8,626 (2023), r² 0.42.
  • 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).
  • Coalinga College: enrollment ranged 1,902–3,350 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Chabot College: enrollment shrank -10.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -226 students/yr fitted, r² 0.51.

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: Coalinga College vs Chabot College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Coalinga College leads on median debt at graduation ($6,750 vs $9,500 at Chabot College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Chabot College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($48,143 vs $37,633 at Coalinga College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Chabot College leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,686 vs $10,954 at Coalinga College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Coalinga College and Chabot College?
Coalinga College leads on median debt at graduation at $6,750 versus $9,500 at Chabot College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Coalinga College and Chabot College?
Chabot College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $48,143 versus $37,633 at Coalinga College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Coalinga College and Chabot College?
Chabot College leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,686 versus $10,954 at Coalinga College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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