Delta College South 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 South: net price ranged $14,191–$19,126 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +21.4% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Delta College South: enrollment ranged 98–235 (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 South vs Cabrillo College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Delta College South leads on median debt at graduation ($5,845 vs $14,380 at Cabrillo College)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Delta College South leads on 150%-time completion (58.0% vs 38.1% at Cabrillo College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Cabrillo College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($44,114 vs $30,894 at Delta College South)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Delta College South and Cabrillo College?
Delta College South leads on median debt at graduation at $5,845 versus $14,380 at Cabrillo College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Delta College South and Cabrillo College?
Delta College South leads on 150%-time completion at 58.0% versus 38.1% at Cabrillo College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Delta College South and Cabrillo College?
Cabrillo College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $44,114 versus $30,894 at Delta College South. 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