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Pair PA:PA
MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-NET
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- SAME-STATE Same state · PA
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
- 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
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.
- Altoona Beauty School Inc: average net price rose +288.9% from $7,234 (2013) to $28,134 (2023), r² 0.41.
- Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center: net price ranged $9,124–$13,906 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +23.6% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
- Altoona Beauty School Inc: enrollment ranged 40–92 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
- Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center: enrollment ranged 127–320 (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
Type
Undergraduate Enrollment
Avg Net Price
Median Debt at Graduation
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
150%-Time Completion
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Altoona Beauty School Inc Altoona, PA | Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center Altoona, PA |
| Type | Private For-Profit | Public |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 70 | 220 |
| Avg Net Price | $25,356 | $12,419 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $4,750 | $9,500 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $18,265 | $36,211 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $24,246 | $38,008 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 83.7% | 71.5% |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 60.0% | 56.0% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Altoona Beauty School Inc vs Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center
- AVG-NET-PRICE Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center leads on avg net price ($12,419 vs $25,356 at Altoona Beauty School Inc)
- MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Altoona Beauty School Inc leads on median debt at graduation ($4,750 vs $9,500 at Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center)
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($36,211 vs $18,265 at Altoona Beauty School Inc)
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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions
On avg net price, who leads between Altoona Beauty School Inc and Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center?▼
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center leads on avg net price at $12,419 versus $25,356 at Altoona Beauty School Inc. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Altoona Beauty School Inc and Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center?▼
Altoona Beauty School Inc leads on median debt at graduation at $4,750 versus $9,500 at Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Altoona Beauty School Inc and Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center?▼
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $36,211 versus $18,265 at Altoona Beauty School Inc. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.