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Central Carolina Technical College vs University of South Carolina-Sumter

Sumter, SC · Sumter, SC · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · SC
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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.

  • Central Carolina Technical College: average net price fell -39.2% from $8,270 (2013) to $5,027 (2023), r² 0.75.
  • University of South Carolina-Sumter: net price ranged $7,900–$10,129 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +1.6% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Central Carolina Technical College: enrollment shrank -40.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -146 students/yr fitted, r² 0.75.
  • University of South Carolina-Sumter: enrollment shrank -6.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -17 students/yr fitted, r² 0.46.

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: Central Carolina Technical College vs University of South Carolina-Sumter

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Central Carolina Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($9,016 vs $18,238 at University of South Carolina-Sumter)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Central Carolina Technical College leads on avg net price ($5,571 vs $7,712 at University of South Carolina-Sumter)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Central Carolina Technical College leads on in-state tuition ($5,715 vs $7,558 at University of South Carolina-Sumter)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Central Carolina Technical College and University of South Carolina-Sumter?▼
Central Carolina Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $9,016 versus $18,238 at University of South Carolina-Sumter. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Central Carolina Technical College and University of South Carolina-Sumter?▼
Central Carolina Technical College leads on avg net price at $5,571 versus $7,712 at University of South Carolina-Sumter. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Central Carolina Technical College and University of South Carolina-Sumter?▼
Central Carolina Technical College leads on in-state tuition at $5,715 versus $7,558 at University of South Carolina-Sumter. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025