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