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Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel vs Capitol Technology University

Laurel, MD · Laurel, MD · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-EARN

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · MD
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 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

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.

  • Capitol Technology University: average net price rose +27.2% from $19,406 (2013) to $24,678 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel: net price ranged $9,122–$12,984 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -8.6% is not a trend (r² 0.07).
  • Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel: enrollment grew +100.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +6 students/yr fitted, r² 0.65.
  • Capitol Technology University: enrollment shrank -39.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -16 students/yr fitted, r² 0.76.

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: Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel vs Capitol Technology University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Capitol Technology University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($76,545 vs $23,989 at Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel leads on avg net price ($17,011 vs $22,102 at Capitol Technology University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel leads on median debt at graduation ($16,500 vs $20,264 at Capitol Technology University)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel and Capitol Technology University?▼
Capitol Technology University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $76,545 versus $23,989 at Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel and Capitol Technology University?▼
Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel leads on avg net price at $17,011 versus $22,102 at Capitol Technology University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel and Capitol Technology University?▼
Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel leads on median debt at graduation at $16,500 versus $20,264 at Capitol Technology University. 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 (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025