South Texas College vs Saint Louis Community College

McAllen, TX · Bridgeton, MO · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair TX:MO

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × MO
  • 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.

  • Saint Louis Community College: enrollment shrank -47.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -1,003 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • 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).
  • Saint Louis Community College: net price ranged $6,458–$7,565 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -10.4% is not a trend (r² 0.33).

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 Saint Louis Community College

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE South Texas College leads on avg net price ($1,751 vs $8,440 at Saint Louis Community College)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI South Texas College leads on 150%-time completion (27.4% vs 19.4% at Saint Louis Community College)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Saint Louis Community College leads on in-state tuition ($3,660 vs $4,920 at South Texas College)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between South Texas College and Saint Louis Community College?▼
South Texas College leads on avg net price at $1,751 versus $8,440 at Saint Louis Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between South Texas College and Saint Louis Community College?▼
South Texas College leads on 150%-time completion at 27.4% versus 19.4% at Saint Louis Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between South Texas College and Saint Louis Community College?▼
Saint Louis Community College leads on in-state tuition at $3,660 versus $4,920 at South Texas 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