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Strayer University-South Carolina vs Northern Virginia Community College

Greenville, SC · Annandale, VA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair SC:VA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE SC × VA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • Strayer University-South Carolina: average net price fell -23.0% from $28,748 (2013) to $22,134 (2023), r² 0.47.
  • Northern Virginia Community College: net price ranged $8,554–$10,415 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -11.2% is not a trend (r² 0.12).
  • Strayer University-South Carolina: enrollment ranged 1,206–2,663 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Northern Virginia Community College: enrollment shrank -28.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -1,425 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.

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: Strayer University-South Carolina vs Northern Virginia Community College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Northern Virginia Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($11,000 vs $40,621 at Strayer University-South Carolina)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Northern Virginia Community College leads on in-state tuition ($5,891 vs $13,920 at Strayer University-South Carolina)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Northern Virginia Community College leads on avg net price ($9,919 vs $17,979 at Strayer University-South Carolina)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Strayer University-South Carolina and Northern Virginia Community College?▼
Northern Virginia Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $11,000 versus $40,621 at Strayer University-South Carolina. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Strayer University-South Carolina and Northern Virginia Community College?▼
Northern Virginia Community College leads on in-state tuition at $5,891 versus $13,920 at Strayer University-South Carolina. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Strayer University-South Carolina and Northern Virginia Community College?▼
Northern Virginia Community College leads on avg net price at $9,919 versus $17,979 at Strayer University-South Carolina. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025