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Pair KY:ME
MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- CROSS-STATE KY × ME
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
- GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition
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.
- Big Sandy Community and Technical College: average net price fell -22.5% from $5,846 (2013) to $4,530 (2023), r² 0.67.
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine: net price ranged $24,666–$29,319 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.2% is not a trend (r² 0.18).
- Big Sandy Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -51.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -184 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine: enrollment shrank -51.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -96 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
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
Location
Type
Undergraduate Enrollment
In-State Tuition
Avg Net Price
Out-of-State Tuition
Median Debt at Graduation
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
150%-Time Completion
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY | Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME |
| Location | Prestonsburg, KY | Standish, ME |
| Type | Public | Private Nonprofit |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 1,604 | 964 |
| In-State Tuition | $4,728 | $44,420 |
| Avg Net Price | $3,873 | $27,555 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $6,432 | $44,420 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $9,357 | $27,000 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 41.9% | 83.0% |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $28,106 | $52,884 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $32,954 | $59,045 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 38.0% | 67.0% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Big Sandy Community and Technical College vs Saint Joseph's College of Maine
- IN-STATE-TUITION Big Sandy Community and Technical College leads on in-state tuition ($4,728 vs $44,420 at Saint Joseph's College of Maine)
- AVG-NET-PRICE Big Sandy Community and Technical College leads on avg net price ($3,873 vs $27,555 at Saint Joseph's College of Maine)
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Big Sandy Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,432 vs $44,420 at Saint Joseph's College of Maine)
Big Sandy Community and Technical College profile · Saint Joseph's College of Maine profile · Compare other colleges
In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between Big Sandy Community and Technical College and Saint Joseph's College of Maine?▼
Big Sandy Community and Technical College leads on in-state tuition at $4,728 versus $44,420 at Saint Joseph's College of Maine. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Big Sandy Community and Technical College and Saint Joseph's College of Maine?▼
Big Sandy Community and Technical College leads on avg net price at $3,873 versus $27,555 at Saint Joseph's College of Maine. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Big Sandy Community and Technical College and Saint Joseph's College of Maine?▼
Big Sandy Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,432 versus $44,420 at Saint Joseph's College of Maine. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.