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Ridgewater College vs Houston City College

Willmar, MN · Houston, TX · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MN:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For Ridgewater College vs Houston City College, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • Houston City College: net price ranged $4,813–$9,646 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -22.3% is not a trend (r² 0.29).
  • Ridgewater College: net price ranged $9,410–$12,823 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +16.4% is not a trend (r² 0.02).

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: Ridgewater College vs Houston City College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Houston City College leads on in-state tuition ($2,040 vs $6,121 at Ridgewater College)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Ridgewater College leads on 150%-time completion (47.9% vs 16.8% at Houston City College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Houston City College leads on avg net price ($5,737 vs $10,046 at Ridgewater College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Ridgewater College and Houston City College?▼
Houston City College leads on in-state tuition at $2,040 versus $6,121 at Ridgewater College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Ridgewater College and Houston City College?▼
Ridgewater College leads on 150%-time completion at 47.9% versus 16.8% at Houston City College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Ridgewater College and Houston City College?▼
Houston City College leads on avg net price at $5,737 versus $10,046 at Ridgewater 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