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Santa Monica College vs West Valley College

Santa Monica, 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 Santa Monica 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.
  • Santa Monica College: average net price fell -44.1% from $6,443 (2013) to $3,600 (2023), r² 0.80.
  • Santa Monica College: enrollment shrank -23.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -846 students/yr fitted, r² 0.85.
  • 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: Santa Monica College vs West Valley College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION West Valley College leads on in-state tuition ($0 vs $1,156 at Santa Monica College)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI West Valley College leads on 150%-time completion (51.5% vs 36.1% at Santa Monica College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 West Valley College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($41,764 vs $31,977 at Santa Monica College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Santa Monica College and West Valley College?▼
West Valley College leads on in-state tuition at $0 versus $1,156 at Santa Monica College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Santa Monica College and West Valley College?▼
West Valley College leads on 150%-time completion at 51.5% versus 36.1% at Santa Monica College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Santa Monica College and West Valley College?▼
West Valley College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $41,764 versus $31,977 at Santa Monica 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