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West Virginia University at Parkersburg vs Riverland Community College

Parkersburg, WV · Austin, MN · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair WV:MN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WV × MN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • West Virginia University at Parkersburg: average net price fell -50.7% from $7,323 (2013) to $3,613 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • Riverland Community College: net price ranged $8,463–$10,217 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -17.2% is not a trend (r² 0.37).
  • West Virginia University at Parkersburg: enrollment shrank -44.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.
  • Riverland Community College: enrollment shrank -24.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -47 students/yr fitted, r² 0.60.

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: West Virginia University at Parkersburg vs Riverland Community College

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE West Virginia University at Parkersburg leads on avg net price ($1,807 vs $7,427 at Riverland Community College)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Riverland Community College leads on 150%-time completion (52.6% vs 20.0% at West Virginia University at Parkersburg)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Riverland Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,298 vs $9,124 at West Virginia University at Parkersburg)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between West Virginia University at Parkersburg and Riverland Community College?▼
West Virginia University at Parkersburg leads on avg net price at $1,807 versus $7,427 at Riverland Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between West Virginia University at Parkersburg and Riverland Community College?▼
Riverland Community College leads on 150%-time completion at 52.6% versus 20.0% at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between West Virginia University at Parkersburg and Riverland Community College?▼
Riverland Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,298 versus $9,124 at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025