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Academy for Careers and Technology vs Francis Marion University

Mullins, SC · Florence, SC · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · SC
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Academy for Careers and Technology: net price ranged $3,766–$9,523 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -53.0% is not a trend (r² 0.28).
  • Francis Marion University: average net price rose +11.1% from $12,104 (2013) to $13,451 (2023), r² 0.50.
  • Academy for Careers and Technology: enrollment ranged 39–58 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Francis Marion University: enrollment shrank -21.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -68 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.

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: Academy for Careers and Technology vs Francis Marion University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Academy for Careers and Technology leads on 150%-time completion (56.1% vs 43.1% at Francis Marion University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Academy for Careers and Technology leads on avg net price ($8,969 vs $11,386 at Francis Marion University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Academy for Careers and Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($42,099 vs $36,304 at Francis Marion University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Academy for Careers and Technology and Francis Marion University?▼
Academy for Careers and Technology leads on 150%-time completion at 56.1% versus 43.1% at Francis Marion University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Academy for Careers and Technology and Francis Marion University?▼
Academy for Careers and Technology leads on avg net price at $8,969 versus $11,386 at Francis Marion University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Academy for Careers and Technology and Francis Marion University?▼
Academy for Careers and Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $42,099 versus $36,304 at Francis Marion University. 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