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Vance-Granville Community College vs Lamar State College-Port Arthur

Henderson, NC · Port Arthur, TX · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair NC:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at Vance-Granville Community College and Lamar State College-Port Arthur both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • Lamar State College-Port Arthur: average net price fell -49.3% from $9,632 (2013) to $4,887 (2023), r² 0.58.
  • Vance-Granville Community College: average net price fell -43.5% from $8,020 (2013) to $4,534 (2023), r² 0.50.
  • Vance-Granville Community College: enrollment shrank -58.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -169 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.
  • Lamar State College-Port Arthur: enrollment ranged 1,286–2,477 (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: Vance-Granville Community College vs Lamar State College-Port Arthur

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Vance-Granville Community College leads on 150%-time completion (50.0% vs 37.7% at Lamar State College-Port Arthur)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Vance-Granville Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,552 vs $8,070 at Lamar State College-Port Arthur)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Lamar State College-Port Arthur leads on avg net price ($2,846 vs $3,286 at Vance-Granville Community College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Vance-Granville Community College and Lamar State College-Port Arthur?▼
Vance-Granville Community College leads on 150%-time completion at 50.0% versus 37.7% at Lamar State College-Port Arthur. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Vance-Granville Community College and Lamar State College-Port Arthur?▼
Vance-Granville Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,552 versus $8,070 at Lamar State College-Port Arthur. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Vance-Granville Community College and Lamar State College-Port Arthur?▼
Lamar State College-Port Arthur leads on avg net price at $2,846 versus $3,286 at Vance-Granville 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); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025