Old Dominion University vs Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, VA · Norfolk, VA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair VA:VA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · VA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • Tidewater Community College: average net price rose +25.3% from $6,379 (2013) to $7,991 (2023), r² 0.42.
  • Old Dominion University: net price ranged $12,916–$17,204 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +9.7% is not a trend (r² 0.22).
  • Old Dominion University: enrollment shrank -10.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -197 students/yr fitted, r² 0.77.
  • Tidewater Community College: enrollment shrank -54.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -1,508 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.

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: Old Dominion University vs Tidewater Community College

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Tidewater Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($12,296 vs $33,780 at Old Dominion University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Tidewater Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($10,000 vs $24,000 at Old Dominion University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Tidewater Community College leads on in-state tuition ($5,588 vs $12,750 at Old Dominion University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Old Dominion University and Tidewater Community College?
Tidewater Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $12,296 versus $33,780 at Old Dominion University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Old Dominion University and Tidewater Community College?
Tidewater Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $10,000 versus $24,000 at Old Dominion University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Old Dominion University and Tidewater Community College?
Tidewater Community College leads on in-state tuition at $5,588 versus $12,750 at Old Dominion University. 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