Johnson County Community College vs Seattle Central College

Overland Park, KS · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair KS:WA

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

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

  • Johnson County Community College: average net price rose +73.2% from $7,592 (2013) to $13,153 (2023), r² 0.80.
  • 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).
  • Johnson County Community College: enrollment shrank -14.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -201 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • Seattle Central College: enrollment ranged 2,412–3,879 (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: Johnson County Community College vs Seattle Central College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Johnson County Community College leads on in-state tuition ($2,424 vs $5,184 at Seattle Central College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Seattle Central College leads on avg net price ($8,819 vs $14,176 at Johnson County Community College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Johnson County Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($8,750 vs $12,000 at Seattle Central College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Johnson County Community College and Seattle Central College?
Johnson County Community College leads on in-state tuition at $2,424 versus $5,184 at Seattle Central College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Johnson County Community College and Seattle Central College?
Seattle Central College leads on avg net price at $8,819 versus $14,176 at Johnson County Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Johnson County Community College and Seattle Central College?
Johnson County Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $8,750 versus $12,000 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