College of the Desert vs Woodland Community College

Palm Desert, CA · Woodland, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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

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

  • College of the Desert: average net price rose +48.7% from $7,943 (2013) to $11,812 (2023), r² 0.79.
  • Woodland Community College: net price ranged $3,768–$6,221 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -17.5% is not a trend (r² 0.30).
  • College of the Desert: enrollment ranged 8,330–10,936 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Woodland Community College: enrollment ranged 2,294–3,311 (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: College of the Desert vs Woodland Community College

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Woodland Community College leads on avg net price ($8,356 vs $15,728 at College of the Desert)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Woodland Community College leads on 150%-time completion (40.5% vs 30.0% at College of the Desert)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Woodland Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($7,656 vs $10,174 at College of the Desert)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between College of the Desert and Woodland Community College?
Woodland Community College leads on avg net price at $8,356 versus $15,728 at College of the Desert. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between College of the Desert and Woodland Community College?
Woodland Community College leads on 150%-time completion at 40.5% versus 30.0% at College of the Desert. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between College of the Desert and Woodland Community College?
Woodland Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $7,656 versus $10,174 at College of the Desert. 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