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South Texas College vs Houston City College

McAllen, TX · Houston, TX · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair TX:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • Houston City College: enrollment shrank -34.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -2,298 students/yr fitted, r² 0.75.
  • South Texas College: enrollment ranged 15,961–19,701 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • South Texas College: net price ranged $1,158–$2,096 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.9% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Houston City College: net price ranged $4,813–$9,646 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -22.3% is not a trend (r² 0.29).

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 Texas College vs Houston City College

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE South Texas College leads on avg net price ($1,751 vs $5,737 at Houston City College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Houston City College leads on in-state tuition ($2,040 vs $4,920 at South Texas College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI South Texas College leads on 150%-time completion (27.4% vs 16.8% at Houston City College)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between South Texas College and Houston City College?▼
South Texas College leads on avg net price at $1,751 versus $5,737 at Houston City College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between South Texas College and Houston City College?▼
Houston City College leads on in-state tuition at $2,040 versus $4,920 at South Texas College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between South Texas College and Houston City College?▼
South Texas College leads on 150%-time completion at 27.4% versus 16.8% at Houston City College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025