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Isothermal Community College vs Central Washington University

Spindale, NC · Ellensburg, WA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × WA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings 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 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.

  • Isothermal Community College: enrollment shrank -34.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -40 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • Central Washington University: enrollment ranged 8,081–11,468 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Isothermal Community College: net price ranged $4,698–$7,861 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.7% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Central Washington University: net price ranged $14,132–$17,234 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.9% is not a trend (r² 0.41).

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: Isothermal Community College vs Central Washington University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Isothermal Community College leads on in-state tuition ($2,030 vs $9,417 at Central Washington University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Isothermal Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,638 vs $27,526 at Central Washington University)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Central Washington University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (72.5% vs 23.0% at Isothermal Community College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Isothermal Community College and Central Washington University?▼
Isothermal Community College leads on in-state tuition at $2,030 versus $9,417 at Central Washington University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Isothermal Community College and Central Washington University?▼
Isothermal Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,638 versus $27,526 at Central Washington University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Isothermal Community College and Central Washington University?▼
Central Washington University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 72.5% versus 23.0% at Isothermal 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025