South Puget Sound Community College vs Maria College of Albany

Olympia, WA · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair WA:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WA × NY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt 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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • South Puget Sound Community College: net price ranged $6,678–$9,090 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +29.3% is not a trend (r² 0.12).
  • Maria College of Albany: average net price rose +24.5% from $12,893 (2013) to $16,055 (2023), r² 0.54.
  • South Puget Sound Community College: enrollment ranged 2,692–3,931 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Maria College of Albany: enrollment ranged 702–876 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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 Puget Sound Community College vs Maria College of Albany

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION South Puget Sound Community College leads on in-state tuition ($5,252 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI South Puget Sound Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,813 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA South Puget Sound Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($11,000 vs $20,528 at Maria College of Albany)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between South Puget Sound Community College and Maria College of Albany?
South Puget Sound Community College leads on in-state tuition at $5,252 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between South Puget Sound Community College and Maria College of Albany?
South Puget Sound Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,813 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between South Puget Sound Community College and Maria College of Albany?
South Puget Sound Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $11,000 versus $20,528 at Maria College of Albany. 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