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Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad vs Scottsdale Community College

Carlsbad, CA · Scottsdale, AZ · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair CA:AZ

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × AZ
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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

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.

  • Scottsdale Community College: average net price rose +55.2% from $9,264 (2013) to $14,380 (2023), r² 0.71.
  • Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad: net price ranged $26,277–$33,629 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +2.9% is not a trend (r² 0.19).
  • Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad: enrollment ranged 29–308 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Scottsdale Community College: enrollment shrank -44.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -347 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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: Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad vs Scottsdale Community College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad leads on 150%-time completion (68.0% vs 17.3% at Scottsdale Community College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Scottsdale Community College leads on avg net price ($13,336 vs $30,055 at Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Scottsdale Community College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($47,905 vs $42,588 at Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad and Scottsdale Community College?▼
Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad leads on 150%-time completion at 68.0% versus 17.3% at Scottsdale Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad and Scottsdale Community College?▼
Scottsdale Community College leads on avg net price at $13,336 versus $30,055 at Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad and Scottsdale Community College?▼
Scottsdale Community College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $47,905 versus $42,588 at Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad. 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