Shawnee Community College vs Western Texas College

Ullin, IL · Snyder, TX · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair IL:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Shawnee Community College: average net price fell -63.4% from $12,404 (2013) to $4,542 (2023), r² 0.64.
  • Western Texas College: net price ranged $3,035–$5,561 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -3.2% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Shawnee Community College: enrollment shrank -48.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -79 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • Western Texas College: enrollment shrank -28.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -46 students/yr fitted, r² 0.67.

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: Shawnee Community College vs Western Texas College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Texas College leads on in-state tuition ($3,300 vs $4,650 at Shawnee Community College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Western Texas College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($42,508 vs $32,999 at Shawnee Community College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Western Texas College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($35,926 vs $27,902 at Shawnee Community College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Shawnee Community College and Western Texas College?
Western Texas College leads on in-state tuition at $3,300 versus $4,650 at Shawnee Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Shawnee Community College and Western Texas College?
Western Texas College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $42,508 versus $32,999 at Shawnee Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Shawnee Community College and Western Texas College?
Western Texas College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $35,926 versus $27,902 at Shawnee 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025