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Colorado Mesa University vs Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Grand Junction, CO · Minneapolis, MN · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair CO:MN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CO × MN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • Minneapolis Community and Technical College: average net price fell -8.5% from $14,467 (2013) to $13,235 (2023), r² 0.50.
  • Colorado Mesa University: net price ranged $15,331–$18,200 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -3.2% is not a trend (r² 0.14).
  • Colorado Mesa University: enrollment shrank -12.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -111 students/yr fitted, r² 0.85.
  • 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: Colorado Mesa University vs Minneapolis Community and Technical College

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Minneapolis Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,161 vs $25,124 at Colorado Mesa University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Colorado Mesa University leads on 150%-time completion (41.0% vs 18.2% at Minneapolis Community and Technical College)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Minneapolis Community and Technical College leads on in-state tuition ($6,161 vs $9,927 at Colorado Mesa University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Colorado Mesa University and Minneapolis Community and Technical College?▼
Minneapolis Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,161 versus $25,124 at Colorado Mesa University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Colorado Mesa University and Minneapolis Community and Technical College?▼
Colorado Mesa University leads on 150%-time completion at 41.0% versus 18.2% at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Colorado Mesa University and Minneapolis Community and Technical College?▼
Minneapolis Community and Technical College leads on in-state tuition at $6,161 versus $9,927 at Colorado Mesa University. 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