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Academy of Careers and Technology vs Central School of Practical Nursing

Beckley, WV · Norfolk, VA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WV × VA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (10 yr)

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.

  • Academy of Careers and Technology: average net price fell -45.3% from $6,124 (2013) to $3,350 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • Central School of Practical Nursing: net price ranged $4,540–$9,002 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +34.0% is not a trend (r² 0.34).
  • Academy of Careers and Technology: enrollment ranged 115–204 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Central School of Practical Nursing: enrollment ranged 15–50 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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 of Careers and Technology vs Central School of Practical Nursing

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Central School of Practical Nursing leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($59,399 vs $32,756 at Academy of Careers and Technology)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Central School of Practical Nursing leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($47,274 vs $33,106 at Academy of Careers and Technology)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Central School of Practical Nursing leads on avg net price ($8,029 vs $9,988 at Academy of Careers and Technology)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Academy of Careers and Technology and Central School of Practical Nursing?▼
Central School of Practical Nursing leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $59,399 versus $32,756 at Academy of Careers and Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Academy of Careers and Technology and Central School of Practical Nursing?▼
Central School of Practical Nursing leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $47,274 versus $33,106 at Academy of Careers and Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Academy of Careers and Technology and Central School of Practical Nursing?▼
Central School of Practical Nursing leads on avg net price at $8,029 versus $9,988 at Academy of Careers and Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (10 yr) focus for this pair · 2025