Ridgewater College vs Prince George's Community College

Willmar, MN · Largo, MD · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair MN:MD

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × MD
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 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.

  • Prince George's Community College: average net price rose +75.3% from $6,194 (2013) to $10,857 (2023), r² 0.74.
  • 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).
  • Ridgewater College: enrollment shrank -38.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -124 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Prince George's Community College: enrollment shrank -37.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -520 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.

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 Prince George's Community College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Ridgewater College leads on 150%-time completion (47.9% vs 21.9% at Prince George's Community College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Prince George's Community College leads on in-state tuition ($4,034 vs $6,121 at Ridgewater College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Ridgewater College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,121 vs $8,762 at Prince George's Community College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Ridgewater College and Prince George's Community College?
Ridgewater College leads on 150%-time completion at 47.9% versus 21.9% at Prince George's Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Ridgewater College and Prince George's Community College?
Prince George's Community College leads on in-state tuition at $4,034 versus $6,121 at Ridgewater College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Ridgewater College and Prince George's Community College?
Ridgewater College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,121 versus $8,762 at Prince George's 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); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025