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Washington County Community College vs Wharton County Junior College

Calais, ME · Wharton, TX · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair ME:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE ME × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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 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.

  • Wharton County Junior College: enrollment shrank -21.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -159 students/yr fitted, r² 0.69.
  • Washington County Community College: enrollment ranged 228–397 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Washington County Community College: net price ranged $3,994–$7,392 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -46.0% is not a trend (r² 0.09).
  • Wharton County Junior College: net price ranged $4,640–$5,620 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.0% is not a trend (r² 0.16).

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: Washington County Community College vs Wharton County Junior College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Washington County Community College leads on 150%-time completion (48.5% vs 23.5% at Wharton County Junior College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Wharton County Junior College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($44,960 vs $34,407 at Washington County Community College)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Wharton County Junior College leads on in-state tuition ($3,192 vs $4,156 at Washington County Community College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Washington County Community College and Wharton County Junior College?▼
Washington County Community College leads on 150%-time completion at 48.5% versus 23.5% at Wharton County Junior College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Washington County Community College and Wharton County Junior College?▼
Wharton County Junior College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $44,960 versus $34,407 at Washington County Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Washington County Community College and Wharton County Junior College?▼
Wharton County Junior College leads on in-state tuition at $3,192 versus $4,156 at Washington County 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