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Pasadena City College vs Leeward Community College

Pasadena, CA · Pearl City, HI · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:HI

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × HI
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt 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

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.

  • Leeward Community College: average net price rose +320.5% from $1,816 (2013) to $7,636 (2023), r² 0.82.
  • Pasadena City College: net price ranged $1,756–$6,742 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -45.4% is not a trend (r² 0.22).
  • Pasadena City College: enrollment shrank -12.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -528 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • Leeward Community College: enrollment shrank -43.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -257 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.

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: Pasadena City College vs Leeward Community College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Pasadena City College leads on in-state tuition ($1,180 vs $3,214 at Leeward Community College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Pasadena City College leads on median debt at graduation ($6,651 vs $8,970 at Leeward Community College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Pasadena City College leads on avg net price ($3,864 vs $5,137 at Leeward Community College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Pasadena City College and Leeward Community College?▼
Pasadena City College leads on in-state tuition at $1,180 versus $3,214 at Leeward Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Pasadena City College and Leeward Community College?▼
Pasadena City College leads on median debt at graduation at $6,651 versus $8,970 at Leeward Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Pasadena City College and Leeward Community College?▼
Pasadena City College leads on avg net price at $3,864 versus $5,137 at Leeward 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