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

Pleasant Gap, PA · Minneapolis, MN · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair PA:MN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × MN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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.

  • Minneapolis Community and Technical College: average net price fell -8.5% from $14,467 (2013) to $13,235 (2023), r² 0.50.
  • 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.
  • Minneapolis Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -46.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -422 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.

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 Minneapolis Community and Technical College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology leads on 150%-time completion (91.9% vs 18.2% at Minneapolis Community and Technical College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology leads on median debt at graduation ($9,454 vs $17,954 at Minneapolis Community and Technical College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology leads on avg net price ($9,857 vs $13,812 at Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis Community and Technical College?▼
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology leads on 150%-time completion at 91.9% versus 18.2% at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology and Minneapolis Community and Technical College?▼
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology leads on median debt at graduation at $9,454 versus $17,954 at Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis Community and Technical College?▼
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology leads on avg net price at $9,857 versus $13,812 at Minneapolis 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