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Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology vs Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Pleasant Gap, PA · Lexington, KY · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × KY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • Bluegrass Community and Technical College: average net price fell -17.6% from $7,188 (2013) to $5,920 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology: net price ranged $8,084–$13,976 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -1.1% is not a trend (r² 0.30).
  • Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology: enrollment shrank -35.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -13 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • Bluegrass Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -26.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -228 students/yr fitted, r² 0.72.

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 Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology vs Bluegrass Community and Technical College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology leads on 150%-time completion (91.9% vs 40.5% at Bluegrass Community and Technical College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Bluegrass Community and Technical College leads on avg net price ($6,113 vs $9,857 at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (66.3% vs 46.6% at Bluegrass Community and Technical College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology and Bluegrass Community and Technical College?▼
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology leads on 150%-time completion at 91.9% versus 40.5% at Bluegrass Community and Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology and Bluegrass Community and Technical College?▼
Bluegrass Community and Technical College leads on avg net price at $6,113 versus $9,857 at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology and Bluegrass Community and Technical College?▼
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 66.3% versus 46.6% at Bluegrass Community and Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025