Reading Area Community College vs Maria College of Albany

Reading, PA · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair PA:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PA × 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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Maria College of Albany: average net price rose +24.5% from $12,893 (2013) to $16,055 (2023), r² 0.54.
  • Reading Area Community College: average net price fell -22.5% from $10,369 (2013) to $8,039 (2023), r² 0.60.
  • Reading Area Community College: enrollment shrank -17.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -62 students/yr fitted, r² 0.72.
  • 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: Reading Area Community College vs Maria College of Albany

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Reading Area Community College leads on in-state tuition ($6,480 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Reading Area Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($8,750 vs $20,528 at Maria College of Albany)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Maria College of Albany leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($53,357 vs $32,565 at Reading Area Community College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Reading Area Community College and Maria College of Albany?
Reading Area Community College leads on in-state tuition at $6,480 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Reading Area Community College and Maria College of Albany?
Reading Area Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $8,750 versus $20,528 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Reading Area Community College and Maria College of Albany?
Maria College of Albany leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $53,357 versus $32,565 at Reading Area Community 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