Potomac State College of West Virginia University vs Bakersfield College

Keyser, WV · Bakersfield, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair WV:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WV × CA
  • 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.

  • Bakersfield College: average net price rose +63.9% from $2,898 (2013) to $4,751 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • Potomac State College of West Virginia University: net price ranged $7,006–$8,770 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +5.7% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Potomac State College of West Virginia University: enrollment shrank -30.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -43 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • Bakersfield College: enrollment ranged 15,854–19,945 (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

Largest gaps: Potomac State College of West Virginia University vs Bakersfield College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Bakersfield College leads on in-state tuition ($1,430 vs $5,280 at Potomac State College of West Virginia University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Bakersfield College leads on median debt at graduation ($8,312 vs $22,500 at Potomac State College of West Virginia University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Potomac State College of West Virginia University leads on avg net price ($9,197 vs $14,621 at Bakersfield College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Potomac State College of West Virginia University and Bakersfield College?
Bakersfield College leads on in-state tuition at $1,430 versus $5,280 at Potomac State College of West Virginia University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Potomac State College of West Virginia University and Bakersfield College?
Bakersfield College leads on median debt at graduation at $8,312 versus $22,500 at Potomac State College of West Virginia University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Potomac State College of West Virginia University and Bakersfield College?
Potomac State College of West Virginia University leads on avg net price at $9,197 versus $14,621 at Bakersfield 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