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Colorado Mountain College vs Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Glenwood Springs, CO · Kirkland, WA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CO:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CO × WA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-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.

  • Colorado Mountain College: average net price fell -38.2% from $10,262 (2013) to $6,342 (2023), r² 0.74.
  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology: net price ranged $5,886–$9,582 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -18.5% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Colorado Mountain College: enrollment shrank -20.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -99 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.
  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 1,522–2,237 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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 Mountain College vs Lake Washington Institute of Technology

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Colorado Mountain College leads on in-state tuition ($2,616 vs $5,997 at Lake Washington Institute of Technology)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Colorado Mountain College leads on median debt at graduation ($9,000 vs $15,047 at Lake Washington Institute of Technology)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Lake Washington Institute of Technology leads on 150%-time completion (38.3% vs 26.6% at Colorado Mountain College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Colorado Mountain College and Lake Washington Institute of Technology?▼
Colorado Mountain College leads on in-state tuition at $2,616 versus $5,997 at Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Colorado Mountain College and Lake Washington Institute of Technology?▼
Colorado Mountain College leads on median debt at graduation at $9,000 versus $15,047 at Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Colorado Mountain College and Lake Washington Institute of Technology?▼
Lake Washington Institute of Technology leads on 150%-time completion at 38.3% versus 26.6% at Colorado Mountain College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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