Southwestern College vs Prince George's Community College

Chula Vista, CA · Largo, MD · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:MD

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × MD
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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.

  • Prince George's Community College: enrollment shrank -37.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -520 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.
  • Southwestern College: enrollment ranged 14,285–17,839 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Southwestern College: average net price rose +144.1% from $4,463 (2013) to $10,893 (2023), r² 0.48.
  • Prince George's Community College: average net price rose +75.3% from $6,194 (2013) to $10,857 (2023), r² 0.74.

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 Prince George's Community College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Southwestern College leads on in-state tuition ($1,344 vs $4,034 at Prince George's Community College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Southwestern College leads on median debt at graduation ($4,500 vs $10,500 at Prince George's Community College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Southwestern College leads on 150%-time completion (33.6% vs 21.9% at Prince George's Community College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Southwestern College and Prince George's Community College?
Southwestern College leads on in-state tuition at $1,344 versus $4,034 at Prince George's Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Southwestern College and Prince George's Community College?
Southwestern College leads on median debt at graduation at $4,500 versus $10,500 at Prince George's Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Southwestern College and Prince George's Community College?
Southwestern College leads on 150%-time completion at 33.6% versus 21.9% at Prince George's 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