Golden West College vs Middlesex College

Huntington Beach, CA · Edison, NJ · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:NJ

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × NJ
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • Golden West College: average net price fell -71.9% from $10,198 (2013) to $2,861 (2023), r² 0.71.
  • Middlesex College: net price ranged $5,828–$12,402 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -11.7% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
  • Golden West College: enrollment shrank -23.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -304 students/yr fitted, r² 0.86.
  • Middlesex College: enrollment shrank -27.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -355 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.

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: Golden West College vs Middlesex College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Golden West College leads on in-state tuition ($1,380 vs $4,764 at Middlesex College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Middlesex College leads on avg net price ($2,288 vs $4,824 at Golden West College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Middlesex College leads on out-of-state tuition ($7,356 vs $11,628 at Golden West College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Golden West College and Middlesex College?
Golden West College leads on in-state tuition at $1,380 versus $4,764 at Middlesex College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Golden West College and Middlesex College?
Middlesex College leads on avg net price at $2,288 versus $4,824 at Golden West College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Golden West College and Middlesex College?
Middlesex College leads on out-of-state tuition at $7,356 versus $11,628 at Golden West College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025