Community College of Philadelphia vs Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia, PA · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair PA:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • Community College of Philadelphia: average net price rose +64.6% from $7,467 (2013) to $12,293 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: net price ranged $26,284–$56,164 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +57.0% is not a trend (r² 0.32).
  • Community College of Philadelphia: enrollment shrank -37.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -866 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: enrollment shrank -50.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -9 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.

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

Largest gaps: Community College of Philadelphia vs Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Community College of Philadelphia leads on in-state tuition ($4,632 vs $44,600 at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Community College of Philadelphia leads on avg net price ($11,911 vs $42,454 at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Community College of Philadelphia leads on out-of-state tuition ($12,744 vs $44,600 at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Community College of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts?▼
Community College of Philadelphia leads on in-state tuition at $4,632 versus $44,600 at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Community College of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts?▼
Community College of Philadelphia leads on avg net price at $11,911 versus $42,454 at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Community College of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts?▼
Community College of Philadelphia leads on out-of-state tuition at $12,744 versus $44,600 at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 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