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Dallas College vs Houston City College

Dallas, TX · Houston, TX · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair TX:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 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.

  • Dallas College: average net price fell -31.3% from $6,033 (2013) to $4,146 (2023), r² 0.58.
  • Houston City College: net price ranged $4,813–$9,646 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -22.3% is not a trend (r² 0.29).
  • Dallas College: enrollment grew +372.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +4,244 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.
  • Houston City College: enrollment shrank -34.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -2,298 students/yr fitted, r² 0.75.

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: Dallas College vs Houston City College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Dallas College leads on 150%-time completion (34.0% vs 16.8% at Houston City College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Dallas College leads on avg net price ($3,214 vs $5,737 at Houston City College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Dallas College leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $13,921 at Houston City College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Dallas College and Houston City College?▼
Dallas College leads on 150%-time completion at 34.0% versus 16.8% at Houston City College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Dallas College and Houston City College?▼
Dallas College leads on avg net price at $3,214 versus $5,737 at Houston City College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Dallas College and Houston City College?▼
Dallas College leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $13,921 at Houston City College. 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