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Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas vs West Valley College

De Queen, AR · Saratoga, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair AR:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AR × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • West Valley College: average net price fell -79.8% from $9,106 (2013) to $1,842 (2023), r² 0.93.
  • Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas: net price ranged $4,103–$5,989 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.4% is not a trend (r² 0.04).
  • Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas: enrollment shrank -26.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -25 students/yr fitted, r² 0.81.
  • West Valley College: enrollment shrank -28.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -253 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.

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: Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas vs West Valley College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION West Valley College leads on in-state tuition ($0 vs $4,200 at Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,070 vs $8,702 at West Valley College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 West Valley College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($51,688 vs $33,775 at Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas and West Valley College?▼
West Valley College leads on in-state tuition at $0 versus $4,200 at Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas and West Valley College?▼
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,070 versus $8,702 at West Valley College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas and West Valley College?▼
West Valley College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $51,688 versus $33,775 at Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas. 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