Riverside City College vs Carrington College-Sacramento

Riverside, CA · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair CA:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • Carrington College-Sacramento: average net price rose +120.6% from $16,838 (2013) to $37,143 (2023), r² 0.84.
  • Riverside City College: average net price fell -39.8% from $6,692 (2013) to $4,026 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • Riverside City College: enrollment ranged 15,516–19,022 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Carrington College-Sacramento: enrollment ranged 1,124–3,261 (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: Riverside City College vs Carrington College-Sacramento

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Riverside City College leads on avg net price ($8,377 vs $41,338 at Carrington College-Sacramento)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Carrington College-Sacramento leads on 150%-time completion (51.2% vs 34.1% at Riverside City College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Riverside City College leads on median debt at graduation ($8,000 vs $11,537 at Carrington College-Sacramento)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Riverside City College and Carrington College-Sacramento?
Riverside City College leads on avg net price at $8,377 versus $41,338 at Carrington College-Sacramento. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Riverside City College and Carrington College-Sacramento?
Carrington College-Sacramento leads on 150%-time completion at 51.2% versus 34.1% at Riverside City College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Riverside City College and Carrington College-Sacramento?
Riverside City College leads on median debt at graduation at $8,000 versus $11,537 at Carrington College-Sacramento. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025