Community College of Philadelphia vs Tacoma Community College

Philadelphia, PA · Tacoma, WA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair PA:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × WA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Community College of Philadelphia: enrollment shrank -37.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -866 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Tacoma Community College: enrollment ranged 4,248–6,340 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Community College of Philadelphia: average net price rose +64.6% from $7,467 (2013) to $12,293 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • Tacoma Community College: average net price rose +58.1% from $5,896 (2013) to $9,321 (2023), r² 0.50.

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 Philadelphia vs Tacoma Community College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Tacoma Community College leads on 150%-time completion (32.1% vs 21.9% at Community College of Philadelphia)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Tacoma Community College leads on avg net price ($8,376 vs $11,911 at Community College of Philadelphia)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Tacoma Community College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($38,790 vs $31,173 at Community College of Philadelphia)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Community College of Philadelphia and Tacoma Community College?▼
Tacoma Community College leads on 150%-time completion at 32.1% versus 21.9% at Community College of Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Community College of Philadelphia and Tacoma Community College?▼
Tacoma Community College leads on avg net price at $8,376 versus $11,911 at Community College of Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Community College of Philadelphia and Tacoma Community College?▼
Tacoma Community College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $38,790 versus $31,173 at Community College of Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025