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William Rainey Harper College vs Austin Community College District

Palatine, IL · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair IL:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt 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 William Rainey Harper 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.
  • William Rainey Harper College: average net price fell -27.2% from $8,500 (2013) to $6,186 (2023), r² 0.89.
  • William Rainey Harper College: enrollment shrank -21.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -300 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: William Rainey Harper College vs Austin Community College District

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI William Rainey Harper College leads on 150%-time completion (46.6% vs 19.1% at Austin Community College District)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Austin Community College District leads on avg net price ($6,390 vs $11,607 at William Rainey Harper College)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Austin Community College District leads on in-state tuition ($2,550 vs $3,894 at William Rainey Harper College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between William Rainey Harper College and Austin Community College District?▼
William Rainey Harper College leads on 150%-time completion at 46.6% versus 19.1% at Austin Community College District. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between William Rainey Harper College and Austin Community College District?▼
Austin Community College District leads on avg net price at $6,390 versus $11,607 at William Rainey Harper College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between William Rainey Harper College and Austin Community College District?▼
Austin Community College District leads on in-state tuition at $2,550 versus $3,894 at William Rainey Harper 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