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