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Eastern Arizona College vs Houston City College

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

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Pair AZ:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AZ × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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

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.

  • Eastern Arizona College: average net price rose +1728.7% from $534 (2013) to $9,765 (2023), r² 0.55.
  • 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).
  • Eastern Arizona College: enrollment shrank -36.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -214 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: Eastern Arizona College vs Houston City College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Eastern Arizona College leads on 150%-time completion (41.9% vs 16.8% at Houston City College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Houston City College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,460 vs $9,552 at Eastern Arizona College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Houston City College leads on avg net price ($5,737 vs $9,197 at Eastern Arizona College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Eastern Arizona College and Houston City College?▼
Eastern Arizona College leads on 150%-time completion at 41.9% versus 16.8% at Houston City College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Eastern Arizona College and Houston City College?▼
Houston City College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,460 versus $9,552 at Eastern Arizona College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Eastern Arizona College and Houston City College?▼
Houston City College leads on avg net price at $5,737 versus $9,197 at Eastern Arizona 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