Dakota County Technical College vs Colorado Mountain College

Rosemount, MN · Glenwood Springs, CO · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MN:CO

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × CO
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at Dakota County Technical College and Colorado Mountain College both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • Colorado Mountain College: average net price fell -38.2% from $10,262 (2013) to $6,342 (2023), r² 0.74.
  • Dakota County Technical College: average net price fell -24.1% from $14,681 (2013) to $11,140 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • Dakota County Technical College: enrollment shrank -21.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -43 students/yr fitted, r² 0.61.
  • Colorado Mountain College: enrollment shrank -20.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -99 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.

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: Dakota County Technical College vs Colorado Mountain College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Colorado Mountain College leads on in-state tuition ($2,616 vs $6,679 at Dakota County Technical College)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Dakota County Technical College leads on 150%-time completion (51.8% vs 26.6% at Colorado Mountain College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Dakota County Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,679 vs $12,840 at Colorado Mountain College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Dakota County Technical College and Colorado Mountain College?
Colorado Mountain College leads on in-state tuition at $2,616 versus $6,679 at Dakota County Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Dakota County Technical College and Colorado Mountain College?
Dakota County Technical College leads on 150%-time completion at 51.8% versus 26.6% at Colorado Mountain College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Dakota County Technical College and Colorado Mountain College?
Dakota County Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,679 versus $12,840 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