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Onondaga Community College vs West Valley College

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

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Pair NY:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at Onondaga Community College and West Valley College both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • West Valley College: average net price fell -79.8% from $9,106 (2013) to $1,842 (2023), r² 0.93.
  • Onondaga Community College: average net price fell -40.5% from $12,064 (2013) to $7,178 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • Onondaga Community College: enrollment shrank -49.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -528 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • 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: Onondaga Community College vs West Valley College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION West Valley College leads on in-state tuition ($0 vs $6,102 at Onondaga Community College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE West Valley College leads on avg net price ($3,423 vs $8,562 at Onondaga Community College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI West Valley College leads on 150%-time completion (51.5% vs 26.0% at Onondaga Community College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Onondaga Community College and West Valley College?▼
West Valley College leads on in-state tuition at $0 versus $6,102 at Onondaga Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Onondaga Community College and West Valley College?▼
West Valley College leads on avg net price at $3,423 versus $8,562 at Onondaga Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Onondaga Community College and West Valley College?▼
West Valley College leads on 150%-time completion at 51.5% versus 26.0% at Onondaga 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