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University of Hawaii-West Oahu vs Des Moines Area Community College

Kapolei, HI · Ankeny, IA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair HI:IA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE HI × IA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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.

  • Des Moines Area Community College: enrollment shrank -30.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -495 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • University of Hawaii-West Oahu: enrollment ranged 2,192–2,757 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Hawaii-West Oahu: net price ranged $6,118–$13,860 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +74.3% is not a trend (r² 0.40).
  • Des Moines Area Community College: net price ranged $9,557–$11,188 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.21).

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: University of Hawaii-West Oahu vs Des Moines Area Community College

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Des Moines Area Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,690 vs $20,544 at University of Hawaii-West Oahu)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Des Moines Area Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($11,000 vs $14,500 at University of Hawaii-West Oahu)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Hawaii-West Oahu leads on 150%-time completion (48.1% vs 36.6% at Des Moines Area Community College)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Hawaii-West Oahu and Des Moines Area Community College?▼
Des Moines Area Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,690 versus $20,544 at University of Hawaii-West Oahu. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Hawaii-West Oahu and Des Moines Area Community College?▼
Des Moines Area Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $11,000 versus $14,500 at University of Hawaii-West Oahu. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Hawaii-West Oahu and Des Moines Area Community College?▼
University of Hawaii-West Oahu leads on 150%-time completion at 48.1% versus 36.6% at Des Moines Area 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025