Southwest Virginia Community College vs Maria College of Albany

Cedar Bluff, VA · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair VA:NY

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE VA × NY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings 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.

  • Maria College of Albany: enrollment ranged 702–876 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Southwest Virginia Community College: enrollment shrank -10.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -28 students/yr fitted, r² 0.78.
  • Southwest Virginia Community College: average net price rose +38.0% from $6,403 (2013) to $8,838 (2023), r² 0.71.
  • Maria College of Albany: average net price rose +24.5% from $12,893 (2013) to $16,055 (2023), r² 0.54.

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: Southwest Virginia Community College vs Maria College of Albany

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Southwest Virginia Community College leads on in-state tuition ($5,075 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Southwest Virginia Community College leads on avg net price ($6,005 vs $13,082 at Maria College of Albany)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Maria College of Albany leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($53,357 vs $30,954 at Southwest Virginia Community College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Southwest Virginia Community College and Maria College of Albany?
Southwest Virginia Community College leads on in-state tuition at $5,075 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Southwest Virginia Community College and Maria College of Albany?
Southwest Virginia Community College leads on avg net price at $6,005 versus $13,082 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Southwest Virginia Community College and Maria College of Albany?
Maria College of Albany leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $53,357 versus $30,954 at Southwest Virginia Community 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