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Virginia Western Community College vs Austin Community College District

Roanoke, VA · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair VA:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE VA × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 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 Virginia Western Community College and Austin Community College District 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.

  • Austin Community College District: average net price fell -34.4% from $9,610 (2013) to $6,306 (2023), r² 0.83.
  • Virginia Western Community College: average net price fell -21.7% from $7,173 (2013) to $5,618 (2023), r² 0.64.
  • Virginia Western Community College: enrollment shrank -31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -191 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • Austin Community College District: enrollment shrank -20.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -795 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.

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: Virginia Western Community College vs Austin Community College District

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Austin Community College District leads on in-state tuition ($2,550 vs $5,400 at Virginia Western Community College)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Virginia Western Community College leads on 150%-time completion (40.3% vs 19.1% at Austin Community College District)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Virginia Western Community College leads on avg net price ($4,966 vs $6,390 at Austin Community College District)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Virginia Western Community College and Austin Community College District?▼
Austin Community College District leads on in-state tuition at $2,550 versus $5,400 at Virginia Western Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Virginia Western Community College and Austin Community College District?▼
Virginia Western Community College leads on 150%-time completion at 40.3% versus 19.1% at Austin Community College District. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Virginia Western Community College and Austin Community College District?▼
Virginia Western Community College leads on avg net price at $4,966 versus $6,390 at Austin Community College District. 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