Spartanburg Community College vs Johnston Community College

Spartanburg, SC · Smithfield, NC · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair SC:NC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE SC × NC
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Johnston Community College: average net price fell -48.1% from $7,607 (2013) to $3,946 (2023), r² 0.76.
  • Spartanburg Community College: net price ranged $1,497–$6,531 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +43.8% is not a trend (r² 0.11).
  • Spartanburg Community College: enrollment ranged 3,177–5,063 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Johnston Community College: enrollment ranged 2,659–3,719 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Spartanburg Community College vs Johnston Community College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Johnston Community College leads on in-state tuition ($2,756 vs $5,071 at Spartanburg Community College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Johnston Community College leads on avg net price ($1,776 vs $2,405 at Spartanburg Community College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Johnston Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,900 vs $10,135 at Spartanburg Community College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Spartanburg Community College and Johnston Community College?
Johnston Community College leads on in-state tuition at $2,756 versus $5,071 at Spartanburg Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Spartanburg Community College and Johnston Community College?
Johnston Community College leads on avg net price at $1,776 versus $2,405 at Spartanburg Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Spartanburg Community College and Johnston Community College?
Johnston Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,900 versus $10,135 at Spartanburg 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