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South Piedmont Community College vs Central Washington University

Polkton, NC · Ellensburg, WA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × WA
  • 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 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.

  • South Piedmont Community College: enrollment shrank -19.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -33 students/yr fitted, r² 0.47.
  • Central Washington University: enrollment ranged 8,081–11,468 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • South Piedmont Community College: net price ranged $4,072–$8,917 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -47.5% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Central Washington University: net price ranged $14,132–$17,234 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.9% is not a trend (r² 0.41).

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: South Piedmont Community College vs Central Washington University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION South Piedmont Community College leads on in-state tuition ($2,022 vs $9,417 at Central Washington University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI South Piedmont Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,630 vs $27,526 at Central Washington University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE South Piedmont Community College leads on avg net price ($6,675 vs $18,476 at Central Washington University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between South Piedmont Community College and Central Washington University?▼
South Piedmont Community College leads on in-state tuition at $2,022 versus $9,417 at Central Washington University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between South Piedmont Community College and Central Washington University?▼
South Piedmont Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,630 versus $27,526 at Central Washington University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between South Piedmont Community College and Central Washington University?▼
South Piedmont Community College leads on avg net price at $6,675 versus $18,476 at Central Washington University. 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