Portland Community College vs Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Portland, OR · University Park, PA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair OR:PA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OR × PA
  • 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.

  • Portland Community College: enrollment shrank -38.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -1,204 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus: enrollment ranged 39,460–74,630 (2013–2023, 9 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Portland Community College: average net price rose +19.0% from $8,335 (2013) to $9,920 (2023), r² 0.58.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus: average net price rose +20.6% from $27,032 (2013) to $32,606 (2023), r² 0.60.

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 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (85.9% vs 18.0% at Portland Community College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Portland Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($10,440 vs $41,790 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Portland Community College leads on in-state tuition ($5,220 vs $20,644 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus)

Portland Community College profile · Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus profile · Compare other colleges

150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Portland Community College and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 85.9% versus 18.0% at Portland Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Portland Community College and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?
Portland Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $10,440 versus $41,790 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Portland Community College and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?
Portland Community College leads on in-state tuition at $5,220 versus $20,644 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. 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