Ivy Tech Community College vs Bakersfield College

Indianapolis, IN · Bakersfield, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair IN:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IN × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 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.

  • Bakersfield College: average net price rose +63.9% from $2,898 (2013) to $4,751 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • Ivy Tech Community College: average net price fell -26.6% from $8,911 (2013) to $6,544 (2023), r² 0.43.
  • Ivy Tech Community College: enrollment shrank -36.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -3,079 students/yr fitted, r² 0.84.
  • Bakersfield College: enrollment ranged 15,854–19,945 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Ivy Tech Community College vs Bakersfield College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Bakersfield College leads on in-state tuition ($1,430 vs $5,154 at Ivy Tech Community College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Ivy Tech Community College leads on avg net price ($7,258 vs $14,621 at Bakersfield College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Ivy Tech Community College leads on 150%-time completion (38.5% vs 21.6% at Bakersfield College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Ivy Tech Community College and Bakersfield College?
Bakersfield College leads on in-state tuition at $1,430 versus $5,154 at Ivy Tech Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Ivy Tech Community College and Bakersfield College?
Ivy Tech Community College leads on avg net price at $7,258 versus $14,621 at Bakersfield College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Ivy Tech Community College and Bakersfield College?
Ivy Tech Community College leads on 150%-time completion at 38.5% versus 21.6% at Bakersfield 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