Gulf Coast State College vs Santa Monica College

Panama City, FL · Santa Monica, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair FL:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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 BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at Gulf Coast State College and Santa Monica College both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • Gulf Coast State College: average net price fell -59.9% from $5,833 (2013) to $2,339 (2023), r² 0.52.
  • Santa Monica College: average net price fell -44.1% from $6,443 (2013) to $3,600 (2023), r² 0.80.
  • Gulf Coast State College: enrollment ranged 3,422–4,379 (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: Gulf Coast State College vs Santa Monica College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Santa Monica College leads on in-state tuition ($1,156 vs $2,370 at Gulf Coast State College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Santa Monica College leads on avg net price ($2,779 vs $4,709 at Gulf Coast State College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Gulf Coast State College leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,635 vs $10,708 at Santa Monica College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Gulf Coast State College and Santa Monica College?
Santa Monica College leads on in-state tuition at $1,156 versus $2,370 at Gulf Coast State College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Gulf Coast State College and Santa Monica College?
Santa Monica College leads on avg net price at $2,779 versus $4,709 at Gulf Coast State College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Gulf Coast State College and Santa Monica College?
Gulf Coast State College leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,635 versus $10,708 at Santa Monica 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