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Trinidad State College vs Houston City College

Trinidad, CO · Houston, TX · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair CO:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CO × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • Houston City College: enrollment shrank -34.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -2,298 students/yr fitted, r² 0.75.
  • Trinidad State College: enrollment ranged 967–1,307 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Trinidad State College: net price ranged $10,072–$11,985 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +3.0% is not a trend (r² 0.30).
  • Houston City College: net price ranged $4,813–$9,646 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -22.3% is not a trend (r² 0.29).

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: Trinidad State College vs Houston City College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Trinidad State College leads on 150%-time completion (55.2% vs 16.8% at Houston City College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Houston City College leads on in-state tuition ($2,040 vs $4,608 at Trinidad State College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Houston City College leads on avg net price ($5,737 vs $10,772 at Trinidad State College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Trinidad State College and Houston City College?▼
Trinidad State College leads on 150%-time completion at 55.2% versus 16.8% at Houston City College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Trinidad State College and Houston City College?▼
Houston City College leads on in-state tuition at $2,040 versus $4,608 at Trinidad State College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Trinidad State College and Houston City College?▼
Houston City College leads on avg net price at $5,737 versus $10,772 at Trinidad State College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025