Cuyamaca College vs Maria College of Albany

El Cajon, CA · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:NY

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × NY
  • 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 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.

  • Maria College of Albany: enrollment ranged 702–876 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Cuyamaca College: enrollment shrank -12.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -134 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.
  • Cuyamaca College: average net price rose +239.6% from $1,822 (2013) to $6,187 (2023), r² 0.76.
  • Maria College of Albany: average net price rose +24.5% from $12,893 (2013) to $16,055 (2023), r² 0.54.

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: Cuyamaca College vs Maria College of Albany

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Cuyamaca College leads on in-state tuition ($1,346 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Cuyamaca College leads on avg net price ($6,618 vs $13,082 at Maria College of Albany)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Maria College of Albany leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($53,357 vs $29,836 at Cuyamaca College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Cuyamaca College and Maria College of Albany?▼
Cuyamaca College leads on in-state tuition at $1,346 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Cuyamaca College and Maria College of Albany?▼
Cuyamaca College leads on avg net price at $6,618 versus $13,082 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Cuyamaca College and Maria College of Albany?▼
Maria College of Albany leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $53,357 versus $29,836 at Cuyamaca College. 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