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Mt San Antonio College vs West Valley College

Walnut, CA · Saratoga, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • 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 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.

  • West Valley College: average net price fell -79.8% from $9,106 (2013) to $1,842 (2023), r² 0.93.
  • Mt San Antonio College: net price ranged $1,729–$3,646 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +1.6% is not a trend (r² 0.06).
  • Mt San Antonio College: enrollment ranged 22,907–26,992 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • West Valley College: enrollment shrank -28.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -253 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.

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: Mt San Antonio College vs West Valley College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION West Valley College leads on in-state tuition ($0 vs $1,364 at Mt San Antonio College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE West Valley College leads on avg net price ($3,423 vs $6,490 at Mt San Antonio College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI West Valley College leads on 150%-time completion (51.5% vs 41.9% at Mt San Antonio College)

Mt San Antonio College profile · West Valley College profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Mt San Antonio College and West Valley College?▼
West Valley College leads on in-state tuition at $0 versus $1,364 at Mt San Antonio College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Mt San Antonio College and West Valley College?▼
West Valley College leads on avg net price at $3,423 versus $6,490 at Mt San Antonio College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Mt San Antonio College and West Valley College?▼
West Valley College leads on 150%-time completion at 51.5% versus 41.9% at Mt San Antonio 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