Community College of Baltimore County vs Bakersfield College

Baltimore, MD · Bakersfield, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MD:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MD × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 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.

  • Bakersfield College: average net price rose +63.9% from $2,898 (2013) to $4,751 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • Community College of Baltimore County: net price ranged $6,643–$8,923 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -14.3% is not a trend (r² 0.22).
  • Community College of Baltimore County: enrollment shrank -41.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -986 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • Bakersfield College: enrollment ranged 15,854–19,945 (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 Baltimore County vs Bakersfield College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Bakersfield College leads on in-state tuition ($1,430 vs $4,432 at Community College of Baltimore County)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Community College of Baltimore County leads on avg net price ($9,844 vs $14,621 at Bakersfield College)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Bakersfield College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (75.0% vs 53.8% at Community College of Baltimore County)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Community College of Baltimore County and Bakersfield College?
Bakersfield College leads on in-state tuition at $1,430 versus $4,432 at Community College of Baltimore County. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Community College of Baltimore County and Bakersfield College?
Community College of Baltimore County leads on avg net price at $9,844 versus $14,621 at Bakersfield College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Community College of Baltimore County and Bakersfield College?
Bakersfield College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 75.0% versus 53.8% at Community College of Baltimore County. 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