Capitol Technology University vs Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel

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).
  • Capitol Technology University: enrollment shrank -39.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -16 students/yr fitted, r² 0.76.
  • Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel: enrollment grew +100.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +6 students/yr fitted, r² 0.65.

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: Capitol Technology University vs Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel

  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 Capitol Technology University and Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel?
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 Capitol Technology University and Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel?
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 Capitol Technology University and Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel?
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