North Seattle College vs Potomac State College of West Virginia University

Seattle, WA · Keyser, WV · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair WA:WV

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WA × WV
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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.

  • North Seattle College: average net price rose +191.6% from $2,864 (2013) to $8,351 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • Potomac State College of West Virginia University: net price ranged $7,006–$8,770 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +5.7% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • North Seattle College: enrollment ranged 2,727–3,154 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Potomac State College of West Virginia University: enrollment shrank -30.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -43 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.

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

Largest gaps: North Seattle College vs Potomac State College of West Virginia University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI North Seattle College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,796 vs $13,200 at Potomac State College of West Virginia University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA North Seattle College leads on median debt at graduation ($15,458 vs $22,500 at Potomac State College of West Virginia University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Potomac State College of West Virginia University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($55,939 vs $47,728 at North Seattle College)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between North Seattle College and Potomac State College of West Virginia University?
North Seattle College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,796 versus $13,200 at Potomac State College of West Virginia University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between North Seattle College and Potomac State College of West Virginia University?
North Seattle College leads on median debt at graduation at $15,458 versus $22,500 at Potomac State College of West Virginia University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between North Seattle College and Potomac State College of West Virginia University?
Potomac State College of West Virginia University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $55,939 versus $47,728 at North Seattle College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025