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Sacramento City College vs West Valley College

Sacramento, CA · Saratoga, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:CA

PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings 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 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 Sacramento City College and West Valley College 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.

  • West Valley College: average net price fell -79.8% from $9,106 (2013) to $1,842 (2023), r² 0.93.
  • Sacramento City College: average net price fell -39.1% from $6,529 (2013) to $3,974 (2023), r² 0.58.
  • Sacramento City College: enrollment shrank -22.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -570 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • West Valley College: enrollment shrank -28.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -253 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.

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: Sacramento City College vs West Valley College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION West Valley College leads on in-state tuition ($0 vs $1,288 at Sacramento City College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE West Valley College leads on avg net price ($3,423 vs $6,614 at Sacramento City College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI West Valley College leads on 150%-time completion (51.5% vs 32.4% at Sacramento City College)

Sacramento City College profile · West Valley College profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Sacramento City College and West Valley College?▼
West Valley College leads on in-state tuition at $0 versus $1,288 at Sacramento City College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Sacramento City College and West Valley College?▼
West Valley College leads on avg net price at $3,423 versus $6,614 at Sacramento City College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Sacramento City College and West Valley College?▼
West Valley College leads on 150%-time completion at 51.5% versus 32.4% at Sacramento City 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