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Columbia State Community College vs Widener University

Columbia, TN · Chester, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TN × PA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Columbia State Community College: enrollment ranged 3,661–4,963 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Widener University: enrollment shrank -13.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -66 students/yr fitted, r² 0.69.
  • Columbia State Community College: net price ranged $4,576–$7,644 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -27.4% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Widener University: net price ranged $24,012–$31,792 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.3% is not a trend (r² 0.16).

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: Columbia State Community College vs Widener University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Columbia State Community College leads on in-state tuition ($5,296 vs $55,730 at Widener University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Columbia State Community College leads on avg net price ($4,734 vs $25,759 at Widener University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Columbia State Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($8,500 vs $27,000 at Widener University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Columbia State Community College and Widener University?▼
Columbia State Community College leads on in-state tuition at $5,296 versus $55,730 at Widener University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Columbia State Community College and Widener University?▼
Columbia State Community College leads on avg net price at $4,734 versus $25,759 at Widener University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Columbia State Community College and Widener University?▼
Columbia State Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $8,500 versus $27,000 at Widener University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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