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