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San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield vs University of the District of Columbia

Bakersfield, CA · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × DC
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield: average net price rose +28.0% from $18,274 (2013) to $23,393 (2023), r² 0.89.
  • University of the District of Columbia: net price ranged $14,144–$18,201 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.9% is not a trend (r² 0.25).
  • San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield: enrollment grew +27.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +18 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.
  • University of the District of Columbia: enrollment shrank -31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -158 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: San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield vs University of the District of Columbia

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield leads on median debt at graduation ($10,674 vs $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of the District of Columbia leads on avg net price ($10,648 vs $23,351 at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield leads on 150%-time completion (52.4% vs 30.1% at University of the District of Columbia)

San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield profile · University of the District of Columbia profile · Compare other colleges

Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield and University of the District of Columbia?▼
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield leads on median debt at graduation at $10,674 versus $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield and University of the District of Columbia?▼
University of the District of Columbia leads on avg net price at $10,648 versus $23,351 at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield and University of the District of Columbia?▼
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield leads on 150%-time completion at 52.4% versus 30.1% at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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