Pasadena City College vs Maria College of Albany

Pasadena, CA · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × NY
  • 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.

  • 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).
  • Maria College of Albany: average net price rose +24.5% from $12,893 (2013) to $16,055 (2023), r² 0.54.
  • Pasadena City College: enrollment shrank -12.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -528 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • Maria College of Albany: enrollment ranged 702–876 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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 Maria College of Albany

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Pasadena City College leads on in-state tuition ($1,180 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Pasadena City College leads on avg net price ($3,864 vs $13,082 at Maria College of Albany)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Pasadena City College leads on median debt at graduation ($6,651 vs $20,528 at Maria College of Albany)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Pasadena City College and Maria College of Albany?
Pasadena City College leads on in-state tuition at $1,180 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Pasadena City College and Maria College of Albany?
Pasadena City College leads on avg net price at $3,864 versus $13,082 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Pasadena City College and Maria College of Albany?
Pasadena City College leads on median debt at graduation at $6,651 versus $20,528 at Maria College of Albany. 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