Skyline College vs West Valley College

San Bruno, CA · Saratoga, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For Skyline College vs West Valley College, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • Skyline College: average net price moved $4,163 → -$1,180 over 2013–2023 (crossed zero, dollars only).
  • West Valley College: average net price fell -79.8% from $9,106 (2013) to $1,842 (2023), r² 0.93.

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: Skyline College vs West Valley College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION West Valley College leads on in-state tuition ($0 vs $1,272 at Skyline College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Skyline College leads on avg net price ($1,738 vs $3,423 at West Valley College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI West Valley College leads on 150%-time completion (51.5% vs 42.8% at Skyline College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Skyline College and West Valley College?
West Valley College leads on in-state tuition at $0 versus $1,272 at Skyline College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Skyline College and West Valley College?
Skyline College leads on avg net price at $1,738 versus $3,423 at West Valley College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Skyline College and West Valley College?
West Valley College leads on 150%-time completion at 51.5% versus 42.8% at Skyline 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