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Houston City College vs Stark State College

Houston, TX · North Canton, OH · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair TX:OH

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × OH
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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.

  • Stark State College: average net price fell -52.0% from $13,931 (2013) to $6,693 (2023), r² 0.40.
  • 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).
  • Houston City College: enrollment shrank -34.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -2,298 students/yr fitted, r² 0.75.
  • Stark State College: enrollment shrank -55.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -592 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.

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 Stark State College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Houston City College leads on in-state tuition ($2,040 vs $4,790 at Stark State College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Houston City College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,460 vs $7,886 at Stark State College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Stark State College leads on 150%-time completion (22.9% vs 16.8% at Houston City College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Houston City College and Stark State College?▼
Houston City College leads on in-state tuition at $2,040 versus $4,790 at Stark State College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Houston City College and Stark State College?▼
Houston City College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,460 versus $7,886 at Stark State College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Houston City College and Stark State College?▼
Stark State College leads on 150%-time completion at 22.9% versus 16.8% at Houston City 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