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Gaston College vs Monroe Community College

Dallas, NC · Rochester, NY · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair NC:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × NY
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings 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.

  • Gaston College: average net price fell -47.3% from $10,910 (2013) to $5,752 (2023), r² 0.43.
  • Monroe Community College: net price ranged $6,569–$7,341 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.2% is not a trend (r² 0.38).
  • Gaston College: enrollment shrank -41.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -276 students/yr fitted, r² 0.72.
  • Monroe Community College: enrollment shrank -48.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -786 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: Gaston College vs Monroe Community College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Gaston College leads on 150%-time completion (58.6% vs 24.6% at Monroe Community College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Gaston College leads on in-state tuition ($3,186 vs $6,006 at Monroe Community College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Gaston College leads on out-of-state tuition ($9,330 vs $11,056 at Monroe Community College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Gaston College and Monroe Community College?▼
Gaston College leads on 150%-time completion at 58.6% versus 24.6% at Monroe Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Gaston College and Monroe Community College?▼
Gaston College leads on in-state tuition at $3,186 versus $6,006 at Monroe Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Gaston College and Monroe Community College?▼
Gaston College leads on out-of-state tuition at $9,330 versus $11,056 at Monroe Community 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