Platt College-Los Angeles vs South Coast College

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

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Pair CA:CA

FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • South Coast College: enrollment shrank -35.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -13 students/yr fitted, r² 0.63.
  • Platt College-Los Angeles: enrollment ranged 570–727 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Platt College-Los Angeles: net price ranged $21,374–$30,336 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.7% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • 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).

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: Platt College-Los Angeles vs South Coast College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Platt College-Los Angeles leads on 150%-time completion (62.8% vs 18.9% at South Coast College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE South Coast College leads on avg net price ($16,534 vs $27,551 at Platt College-Los Angeles)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT South Coast College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (47.6% vs 38.3% at Platt College-Los Angeles)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Platt College-Los Angeles and South Coast College?
Platt College-Los Angeles leads on 150%-time completion at 62.8% versus 18.9% at South Coast College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Platt College-Los Angeles and South Coast College?
South Coast College leads on avg net price at $16,534 versus $27,551 at Platt College-Los Angeles. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Platt College-Los Angeles and South Coast College?
South Coast College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 47.6% versus 38.3% at Platt College-Los Angeles. 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