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Montgomery Community College vs Widener University

Troy, NC · Chester, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NC:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NC × PA
  • 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.

  • Widener University: enrollment shrank -13.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -66 students/yr fitted, r² 0.69.
  • Montgomery Community College: enrollment ranged 415–854 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Montgomery Community College: net price ranged $3,644–$11,917 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +38.7% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Widener University: net price ranged $24,012–$31,792 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.3% is not a trend (r² 0.16).

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: Montgomery Community College vs Widener University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Montgomery Community College leads on in-state tuition ($2,538 vs $55,730 at Widener University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Montgomery Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,682 vs $55,730 at Widener University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Widener University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($70,920 vs $32,742 at Montgomery Community College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Montgomery Community College and Widener University?▼
Montgomery Community College leads on in-state tuition at $2,538 versus $55,730 at Widener University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Montgomery Community College and Widener University?▼
Montgomery Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,682 versus $55,730 at Widener University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Montgomery Community College and Widener University?▼
Widener University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $70,920 versus $32,742 at Montgomery 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