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Robeson Community College vs Lamar State College-Port Arthur

Lumberton, NC · Port Arthur, TX · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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Pair NC:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × TX
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at Robeson Community College and Lamar State College-Port Arthur both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • Lamar State College-Port Arthur: average net price fell -49.3% from $9,632 (2013) to $4,887 (2023), r² 0.58.
  • Robeson Community College: average net price fell -31.1% from $7,530 (2013) to $5,189 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • Robeson Community College: enrollment shrank -29.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -52 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • Lamar State College-Port Arthur: enrollment ranged 1,286–2,477 (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: Robeson Community College vs Lamar State College-Port Arthur

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Lamar State College-Port Arthur leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (42.7% vs 22.2% at Robeson Community College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Lamar State College-Port Arthur leads on in-state tuition ($1,770 vs $2,581 at Robeson Community College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Lamar State College-Port Arthur leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($37,120 vs $29,036 at Robeson Community College)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Robeson Community College and Lamar State College-Port Arthur?▼
Lamar State College-Port Arthur leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 42.7% versus 22.2% at Robeson Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Robeson Community College and Lamar State College-Port Arthur?▼
Lamar State College-Port Arthur leads on in-state tuition at $1,770 versus $2,581 at Robeson Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Robeson Community College and Lamar State College-Port Arthur?▼
Lamar State College-Port Arthur leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $37,120 versus $29,036 at Robeson 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); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025