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Orleans Technical College vs South Coast College

Philadelphia, PA · Orange, CA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair PA:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PA × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • South Coast College: net price ranged $13,061–$31,138 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +20.5% is not a trend (r² 0.11).
  • Orleans Technical College: average net price rose +10.8% from $15,907 (2013) to $17,627 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • Orleans Technical College: enrollment shrank -55.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -22 students/yr fitted, r² 0.65.
  • South Coast College: enrollment shrank -35.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -13 students/yr fitted, r² 0.63.

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: Orleans Technical College vs South Coast College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Orleans Technical College leads on 150%-time completion (88.8% vs 18.9% at South Coast College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Orleans Technical College leads on median debt at graduation ($7,521 vs $20,938 at South Coast College)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT South Coast College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (47.6% vs 36.7% at Orleans Technical College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Orleans Technical College and South Coast College?▼
Orleans Technical College leads on 150%-time completion at 88.8% versus 18.9% at South Coast College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Orleans Technical College and South Coast College?▼
Orleans Technical College leads on median debt at graduation at $7,521 versus $20,938 at South Coast College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Orleans Technical College and South Coast College?▼
South Coast College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 47.6% versus 36.7% at Orleans Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025