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Delta College of Arts & Technology vs Cabrillo College

Baton Rouge, LA · Aptos, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair LA:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE LA × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Cabrillo College: average net price rose +94.8% from $6,841 (2013) to $13,328 (2023), r² 0.74.
  • Delta College of Arts & Technology: net price ranged $14,985–$21,511 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +30.7% is not a trend (r² 0.31).
  • Delta College of Arts & Technology: enrollment ranged 252–678 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Cabrillo College: enrollment shrank -41.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -572 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.

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: Delta College of Arts & Technology vs Cabrillo College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Delta College of Arts & Technology leads on median debt at graduation ($7,393 vs $14,380 at Cabrillo College)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Delta College of Arts & Technology leads on 150%-time completion (56.3% vs 38.1% at Cabrillo College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Cabrillo College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($44,114 vs $34,222 at Delta College of Arts & Technology)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Delta College of Arts & Technology and Cabrillo College?▼
Delta College of Arts & Technology leads on median debt at graduation at $7,393 versus $14,380 at Cabrillo College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Delta College of Arts & Technology and Cabrillo College?▼
Delta College of Arts & Technology leads on 150%-time completion at 56.3% versus 38.1% at Cabrillo College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Delta College of Arts & Technology and Cabrillo College?▼
Cabrillo College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $44,114 versus $34,222 at Delta College of Arts & Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025