Tulsa Community College vs Bakersfield College

Tulsa, OK · Bakersfield, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair OK:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OK × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 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.

  • Bakersfield College: average net price rose +63.9% from $2,898 (2013) to $4,751 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • Tulsa Community College: net price ranged $4,467–$6,950 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -6.3% is not a trend (r² 0.32).
  • Tulsa Community College: enrollment shrank -21.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -407 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • Bakersfield College: enrollment ranged 15,854–19,945 (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: Tulsa Community College vs Bakersfield College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Bakersfield College leads on in-state tuition ($1,430 vs $3,792 at Tulsa Community College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Tulsa Community College leads on avg net price ($6,288 vs $14,621 at Bakersfield College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Bakersfield College leads on median debt at graduation ($8,312 vs $12,223 at Tulsa Community College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Tulsa Community College and Bakersfield College?
Bakersfield College leads on in-state tuition at $1,430 versus $3,792 at Tulsa Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Tulsa Community College and Bakersfield College?
Tulsa Community College leads on avg net price at $6,288 versus $14,621 at Bakersfield College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Tulsa Community College and Bakersfield College?
Bakersfield College leads on median debt at graduation at $8,312 versus $12,223 at Tulsa 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