Valencia College vs South Coast College

Orlando, FL · Orange, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair FL:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE FL × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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.

  • South Coast College: enrollment shrank -35.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -13 students/yr fitted, r² 0.63.
  • Valencia College: enrollment ranged 34,819–39,142 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Valencia College: net price ranged $5,205–$14,742 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +63.5% is not a trend (r² 0.36).
  • South Coast College: net price ranged $13,061–$31,138 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +20.5% is not a trend (r² 0.11).

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: Valencia College vs South Coast College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Valencia College leads on in-state tuition ($2,664 vs $13,494 at South Coast College)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Valencia College leads on 150%-time completion (45.6% vs 18.9% at South Coast College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Valencia College leads on median debt at graduation ($9,300 vs $20,938 at South Coast College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Valencia College and South Coast College?
Valencia College leads on in-state tuition at $2,664 versus $13,494 at South Coast College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Valencia College and South Coast College?
Valencia College leads on 150%-time completion at 45.6% versus 18.9% at South Coast College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Valencia College and South Coast College?
Valencia College leads on median debt at graduation at $9,300 versus $20,938 at South Coast 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