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Community College of Allegheny County vs University of the District of Columbia

Pittsburgh, PA · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair PA:DC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × DC
  • 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.

  • Community College of Allegheny County: average net price rose +27.4% from $6,408 (2013) to $8,166 (2023), r² 0.44.
  • University of the District of Columbia: net price ranged $14,144–$18,201 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.9% is not a trend (r² 0.25).
  • Community College of Allegheny County: enrollment shrank -45.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -784 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • University of the District of Columbia: enrollment shrank -31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -158 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.

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 University of the District of Columbia

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Community College of Allegheny County leads on median debt at graduation ($12,680 vs $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of the District of Columbia leads on avg net price ($10,648 vs $13,970 at Community College of Allegheny County)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Community College of Allegheny County leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (61.4% vs 47.3% at University of the District of Columbia)

Community College of Allegheny County profile · University of the District of Columbia profile · Compare other colleges

Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Community College of Allegheny County and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Community College of Allegheny County leads on median debt at graduation at $12,680 versus $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Community College of Allegheny County and University of the District of Columbia?▼
University of the District of Columbia leads on avg net price at $10,648 versus $13,970 at Community College of Allegheny County. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Community College of Allegheny County and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Community College of Allegheny County leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 61.4% versus 47.3% at University of the District of Columbia. 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