Community College of Rhode Island vs William Rainey Harper College

Warwick, RI · Palatine, IL · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair RI:IL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE RI × IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at Community College of Rhode Island and William Rainey Harper College both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • William Rainey Harper College: average net price fell -27.2% from $8,500 (2013) to $6,186 (2023), r² 0.89.
  • Community College of Rhode Island: average net price fell -20.0% from $6,552 (2013) to $5,240 (2023), r² 0.51.
  • Community College of Rhode Island: enrollment shrank -32.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -585 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • William Rainey Harper College: enrollment shrank -21.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -300 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.

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 Rhode Island vs William Rainey Harper College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI William Rainey Harper College leads on 150%-time completion (46.6% vs 25.5% at Community College of Rhode Island)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Community College of Rhode Island leads on avg net price ($6,513 vs $11,607 at William Rainey Harper College)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION William Rainey Harper College leads on in-state tuition ($3,894 vs $5,550 at Community College of Rhode Island)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Community College of Rhode Island and William Rainey Harper College?
William Rainey Harper College leads on 150%-time completion at 46.6% versus 25.5% at Community College of Rhode Island. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Community College of Rhode Island and William Rainey Harper College?
Community College of Rhode Island leads on avg net price at $6,513 versus $11,607 at William Rainey Harper College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Community College of Rhode Island and William Rainey Harper College?
William Rainey Harper College leads on in-state tuition at $3,894 versus $5,550 at Community College of Rhode Island. 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