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Houston City College vs Seattle Central College

Houston, TX · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair TX:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × WA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Houston City College: enrollment shrank -34.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -2,298 students/yr fitted, r² 0.75.
  • Seattle Central College: enrollment ranged 2,412–3,879 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Houston City College: net price ranged $4,813–$9,646 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -22.3% is not a trend (r² 0.29).
  • Seattle Central College: net price ranged $3,745–$6,612 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +17.9% is not a trend (r² 0.33).

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: Houston City College vs Seattle Central College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Houston City College leads on in-state tuition ($2,040 vs $5,184 at Seattle Central College)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Seattle Central College leads on 150%-time completion (31.5% vs 16.8% at Houston City College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Houston City College leads on avg net price ($5,737 vs $8,819 at Seattle Central College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Houston City College and Seattle Central College?▼
Houston City College leads on in-state tuition at $2,040 versus $5,184 at Seattle Central College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Houston City College and Seattle Central College?▼
Seattle Central College leads on 150%-time completion at 31.5% versus 16.8% at Houston City College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Houston City College and Seattle Central College?▼
Houston City College leads on avg net price at $5,737 versus $8,819 at Seattle Central 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