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Pair WA:CA
PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION
- PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
- CROSS-STATE WA × CA
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
- 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.
- Grays Harbor College: net price ranged $3,149–$7,843 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -46.2% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
- Santa Monica College: average net price fell -44.1% from $6,443 (2013) to $3,600 (2023), r² 0.80.
- Grays Harbor College: enrollment ranged 1,058–1,311 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
- Santa Monica College: enrollment shrank -23.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -846 students/yr fitted, r² 0.85.
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
Location
Undergraduate Enrollment
In-State Tuition
Avg Net Price
Median Debt at Graduation
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Out-of-State Tuition
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
150%-Time Completion
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA | Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA |
| Location | Aberdeen, WA | Santa Monica, CA |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 1,010 | 21,440 |
| In-State Tuition | $5,593 | $1,156 |
| Avg Net Price | $4,783 | $2,779 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $11,075 | $6,450 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 44.9% | 53.3% |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $12,553 | $10,708 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $33,119 | $31,977 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $40,865 | $42,193 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 35.3% | 36.1% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Grays Harbor College vs Santa Monica College
- IN-STATE-TUITION Santa Monica College leads on in-state tuition ($1,156 vs $5,593 at Grays Harbor College)
- AVG-NET-PRICE Santa Monica College leads on avg net price ($2,779 vs $4,783 at Grays Harbor College)
- MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Santa Monica College leads on median debt at graduation ($6,450 vs $11,075 at Grays Harbor College)
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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between Grays Harbor College and Santa Monica College?▼
Santa Monica College leads on in-state tuition at $1,156 versus $5,593 at Grays Harbor College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Grays Harbor College and Santa Monica College?▼
Santa Monica College leads on avg net price at $2,779 versus $4,783 at Grays Harbor College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Grays Harbor College and Santa Monica College?▼
Santa Monica College leads on median debt at graduation at $6,450 versus $11,075 at Grays Harbor College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.