Community College of Aurora vs Shoreline College

Aurora, CO · Shoreline, WA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair CO:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CO × WA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Community College of Aurora: average net price fell -41.7% from $12,815 (2013) to $7,466 (2023), r² 0.51.
  • Shoreline College: net price ranged $5,167–$10,116 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +20.5% is not a trend (r² 0.21).
  • Community College of Aurora: enrollment shrank -41.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -235 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • Shoreline College: enrollment ranged 2,719–3,566 (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: Community College of Aurora vs Shoreline College

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Shoreline College leads on out-of-state tuition ($7,905 vs $17,070 at Community College of Aurora)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Shoreline College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (74.3% vs 50.1% at Community College of Aurora)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Shoreline College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($52,009 vs $44,592 at Community College of Aurora)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Community College of Aurora and Shoreline College?
Shoreline College leads on out-of-state tuition at $7,905 versus $17,070 at Community College of Aurora. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Community College of Aurora and Shoreline College?
Shoreline College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 74.3% versus 50.1% at Community College of Aurora. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Community College of Aurora and Shoreline College?
Shoreline College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $52,009 versus $44,592 at Community College of Aurora. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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