Southwestern College vs Canada College

Chula Vista, CA · Redwood City, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair CA:CA

PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-NET

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Southwestern College: average net price rose +144.1% from $4,463 (2013) to $10,893 (2023), r² 0.48.
  • Canada College: net price ranged $10–$4,078 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -99.6% is not a trend (r² 0.32).
  • Southwestern College: enrollment ranged 14,285–17,839 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Canada College: enrollment shrank -6.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -102 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.

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: Southwestern College vs Canada College

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Canada College leads on avg net price ($32 vs $12,671 at Southwestern College)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Canada College leads on 150%-time completion (48.0% vs 33.6% at Southwestern College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Canada College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($50,087 vs $40,060 at Southwestern College)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Southwestern College and Canada College?
Canada College leads on avg net price at $32 versus $12,671 at Southwestern College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Southwestern College and Canada College?
Canada College leads on 150%-time completion at 48.0% versus 33.6% at Southwestern College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Southwestern College and Canada College?
Canada College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $50,087 versus $40,060 at Southwestern 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