Community College of Allegheny County vs Farmingdale State College

Pittsburgh, PA · Farmingdale, NY · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × NY
  • 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

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.

  • Community College of Allegheny County: average net price rose +27.4% from $6,408 (2013) to $8,166 (2023), r² 0.44.
  • Farmingdale State College: net price ranged $6,934–$10,590 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -13.4% is not a trend (r² 0.39).
  • Community College of Allegheny County: enrollment shrank -45.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -784 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Farmingdale State College: enrollment grew +22.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +162 students/yr fitted, r² 0.60.

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: Community College of Allegheny County vs Farmingdale State College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Farmingdale State College leads on 150%-time completion (54.9% vs 23.8% at Community College of Allegheny County)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Community College of Allegheny County leads on in-state tuition ($4,842 vs $8,626 at Farmingdale State College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Farmingdale State College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($69,781 vs $39,449 at Community College of Allegheny County)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Community College of Allegheny County and Farmingdale State College?
Farmingdale State College leads on 150%-time completion at 54.9% versus 23.8% at Community College of Allegheny County. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Community College of Allegheny County and Farmingdale State College?
Community College of Allegheny County leads on in-state tuition at $4,842 versus $8,626 at Farmingdale State College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Community College of Allegheny County and Farmingdale State College?
Farmingdale State College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $69,781 versus $39,449 at Community College of Allegheny County. 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