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Southeast Community College Area vs Seattle Central College

Lincoln, NE · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NE:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NE × WA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 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.

  • Seattle Central College: enrollment ranged 2,412–3,879 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Southeast Community College Area: enrollment shrank -17.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -111 students/yr fitted, r² 0.61.
  • Southeast Community College Area: net price ranged $7,190–$9,853 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +12.1% is not a trend (r² 0.08).
  • Seattle Central College: net price ranged $3,745–$6,612 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +17.9% 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: Southeast Community College Area vs Seattle Central College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Southeast Community College Area leads on in-state tuition ($3,690 vs $5,184 at Seattle Central College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Southeast Community College Area leads on out-of-state tuition ($4,320 vs $5,745 at Seattle Central College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Southeast Community College Area leads on 150%-time completion (35.7% vs 31.5% at Seattle Central College)

Southeast Community College Area profile · Seattle Central College profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Southeast Community College Area and Seattle Central College?▼
Southeast Community College Area leads on in-state tuition at $3,690 versus $5,184 at Seattle Central College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Southeast Community College Area and Seattle Central College?▼
Southeast Community College Area leads on out-of-state tuition at $4,320 versus $5,745 at Seattle Central College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Southeast Community College Area and Seattle Central College?▼
Southeast Community College Area leads on 150%-time completion at 35.7% versus 31.5% at Seattle Central College. 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