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Sinclair Community College vs American Public University System

Dayton, OH · Charles Town, WV · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair OH:WV

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE OH × WV
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Sinclair Community College: enrollment shrank -24.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -396 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.
  • American Public University System: enrollment ranged 35,656–44,924 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Sinclair Community College: net price ranged $3,258–$5,741 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +31.6% is not a trend (r² 0.37).
  • American Public University System: net price ranged $9,095–$11,262 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).

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: Sinclair Community College vs American Public University System

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Sinclair Community College leads on in-state tuition ($3,675 vs $8,400 at American Public University System)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Sinclair Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($12,000 vs $21,743 at American Public University System)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Sinclair Community College leads on avg net price ($5,992 vs $9,597 at American Public University System)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Sinclair Community College and American Public University System?▼
Sinclair Community College leads on in-state tuition at $3,675 versus $8,400 at American Public University System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Sinclair Community College and American Public University System?▼
Sinclair Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $12,000 versus $21,743 at American Public University System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Sinclair Community College and American Public University System?▼
Sinclair Community College leads on avg net price at $5,992 versus $9,597 at American Public University System. 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