Southern Maine Community College vs Seattle Central College

South Portland, ME · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair ME:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE ME × WA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.
  • Southern Maine Community College: enrollment shrank -11.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -106 students/yr fitted, r² 0.49.
  • Southern Maine Community College: net price ranged $8,710–$11,638 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +2.1% is not a trend (r² 0.29).
  • 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: Southern Maine Community College vs Seattle Central College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Seattle Central College leads on 150%-time completion (31.5% vs 24.5% at Southern Maine Community College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Seattle Central College leads on avg net price ($8,819 vs $11,086 at Southern Maine Community College)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Southern Maine Community College leads on in-state tuition ($4,156 vs $5,184 at Seattle Central College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Southern Maine Community College and Seattle Central College?
Seattle Central College leads on 150%-time completion at 31.5% versus 24.5% at Southern Maine Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Southern Maine Community College and Seattle Central College?
Seattle Central College leads on avg net price at $8,819 versus $11,086 at Southern Maine Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Southern Maine Community College and Seattle Central College?
Southern Maine Community College leads on in-state tuition at $4,156 versus $5,184 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); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025