San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto vs Stellar Career College

Salida, CA · Modesto, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-DEBT

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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-Modesto: average net price rose +30.5% from $18,862 (2013) to $24,617 (2023), r² 0.58.
  • Stellar Career College: net price ranged $8,333–$15,446 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -11.8% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto: enrollment grew +85.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +26 students/yr fitted, r² 0.63.
  • Stellar Career College: enrollment ranged 21–121 (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: San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto vs Stellar Career College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Stellar Career College leads on median debt at graduation ($4,834 vs $10,674 at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Stellar Career College leads on avg net price ($13,083 vs $26,706 at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($38,317 vs $30,337 at Stellar Career College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto and Stellar Career College?
Stellar Career College leads on median debt at graduation at $4,834 versus $10,674 at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto and Stellar Career College?
Stellar Career College leads on avg net price at $13,083 versus $26,706 at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto and Stellar Career College?
San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $38,317 versus $30,337 at Stellar Career College. 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