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Pair PA:CA
PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME
- PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
- CROSS-STATE PA × CA
- 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.
- San Francisco State University: net price ranged $11,658–$15,113 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.5% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
- Community College of Allegheny County: enrollment shrank -45.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -784 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
- San Francisco State University: enrollment shrank -20.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -513 students/yr fitted, r² 0.68.
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
Location
Undergraduate Enrollment
150%-Time Completion
Median Earnings (10 yr)
In-State Tuition
Out-of-State Tuition
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Debt at Graduation
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Avg Net Price
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA | San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA |
| Location | Pittsburgh, PA | San Francisco, CA |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 9,544 | 18,639 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 23.8% | 50.3% |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $39,449 | $68,077 |
| In-State Tuition | $4,842 | $7,950 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $12,583 | $20,550 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $33,940 | $52,650 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $12,680 | $15,371 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 61.4% | 72.2% |
| Avg Net Price | $13,970 | $12,278 |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Community College of Allegheny County vs San Francisco State University
- 150%-TIME-COMPLETI San Francisco State University leads on 150%-time completion (50.3% vs 23.8% at Community College of Allegheny County)
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 San Francisco State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($68,077 vs $39,449 at Community College of Allegheny County)
- IN-STATE-TUITION Community College of Allegheny County leads on in-state tuition ($4,842 vs $7,950 at San Francisco State University)
Community College of Allegheny County profile · San Francisco State University profile · Compare other colleges
150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Community College of Allegheny County and San Francisco State University?▼
San Francisco State University leads on 150%-time completion at 50.3% versus 23.8% at Community College of Allegheny County. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Community College of Allegheny County and San Francisco State University?▼
San Francisco State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $68,077 versus $39,449 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 San Francisco State University?▼
Community College of Allegheny County leads on in-state tuition at $4,842 versus $7,950 at San Francisco State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.