Harrisburg Area Community College vs Farmingdale State College

Harrisburg, PA · Farmingdale, NY · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair PA:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × NY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt 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.

  • Harrisburg Area Community College: average net price rose +13.6% from $10,662 (2013) to $12,117 (2023), r² 0.75.
  • Farmingdale State College: net price ranged $6,934–$10,590 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -13.4% is not a trend (r² 0.39).
  • Harrisburg Area Community College: enrollment shrank -26.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -718 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.
  • Farmingdale State College: enrollment grew +22.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +162 students/yr fitted, r² 0.60.

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: Harrisburg Area Community College vs Farmingdale State College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Farmingdale State College leads on 150%-time completion (54.9% vs 20.6% at Harrisburg Area Community College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Farmingdale State College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($69,781 vs $42,007 at Harrisburg Area Community College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Farmingdale State College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($55,901 vs $36,499 at Harrisburg Area Community College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Harrisburg Area Community College and Farmingdale State College?▼
Farmingdale State College leads on 150%-time completion at 54.9% versus 20.6% at Harrisburg Area Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Harrisburg Area Community College and Farmingdale State College?▼
Farmingdale State College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $69,781 versus $42,007 at Harrisburg Area Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Harrisburg Area Community College and Farmingdale State College?▼
Farmingdale State College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $55,901 versus $36,499 at Harrisburg Area Community College. 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