Portland Community College vs California State University-Los Angeles

Portland, OR · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair OR:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OR × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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.

  • California State University-Los Angeles: net price ranged $2,037–$5,431 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -24.3% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Portland Community College: average net price rose +19.0% from $8,335 (2013) to $9,920 (2023), r² 0.58.
  • Portland Community College: enrollment shrank -38.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -1,204 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • California State University-Los Angeles: enrollment ranged 19,525–24,780 (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: Portland Community College vs California State University-Los Angeles

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI California State University-Los Angeles leads on 150%-time completion (52.8% vs 18.0% at Portland Community College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Los Angeles leads on avg net price ($3,967 vs $10,405 at Portland Community College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Portland Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($10,440 vs $19,760 at California State University-Los Angeles)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Portland Community College and California State University-Los Angeles?
California State University-Los Angeles leads on 150%-time completion at 52.8% versus 18.0% at Portland Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Portland Community College and California State University-Los Angeles?
California State University-Los Angeles leads on avg net price at $3,967 versus $10,405 at Portland Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Portland Community College and California State University-Los Angeles?
Portland Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $10,440 versus $19,760 at California State University-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