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Assabet Valley Regional Technical School vs Spa Tech Institute-Westboro

Marlborough, MA · Westborough, MA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · MA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • Assabet Valley Regional Technical School: average net price rose +127.5% from $15,976 (2013) to $36,348 (2023), r² 0.51.
  • Spa Tech Institute-Westboro: net price ranged $14,802–$20,454 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +4.3% is not a trend (r² 0.34).
  • Assabet Valley Regional Technical School: enrollment ranged 44–54 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Spa Tech Institute-Westboro: enrollment grew +108.6% over 2013–2023; fitted +11 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.

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: Assabet Valley Regional Technical School vs Spa Tech Institute-Westboro

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Spa Tech Institute-Westboro leads on median debt at graduation ($6,333 vs $9,500 at Assabet Valley Regional Technical School)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Spa Tech Institute-Westboro leads on 150%-time completion (76.0% vs 64.0% at Assabet Valley Regional Technical School)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Spa Tech Institute-Westboro leads on avg net price ($28,170 vs $29,449 at Assabet Valley Regional Technical School)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Assabet Valley Regional Technical School and Spa Tech Institute-Westboro?▼
Spa Tech Institute-Westboro leads on median debt at graduation at $6,333 versus $9,500 at Assabet Valley Regional Technical School. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Assabet Valley Regional Technical School and Spa Tech Institute-Westboro?▼
Spa Tech Institute-Westboro leads on 150%-time completion at 76.0% versus 64.0% at Assabet Valley Regional Technical School. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Assabet Valley Regional Technical School and Spa Tech Institute-Westboro?▼
Spa Tech Institute-Westboro leads on avg net price at $28,170 versus $29,449 at Assabet Valley Regional Technical School. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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