Grays Harbor College vs Santa Monica College

Aberdeen, WA · Santa Monica, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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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

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Grays Harbor College vs Santa Monica College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Santa Monica College leads on in-state tuition ($1,156 vs $5,593 at Grays Harbor College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Santa Monica College leads on avg net price ($2,779 vs $4,783 at Grays Harbor College)
  3. 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.

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