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Dakota County Technical College vs Perry Technical Institute

Rosemount, MN · Yakima, WA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair MN:WA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MN × WA
  • 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.

  • Perry Technical Institute: net price ranged $15,715–$23,292 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +48.2% is not a trend (r² 0.32).
  • 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.
  • Perry Technical Institute: enrollment grew +25.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +15 students/yr fitted, r² 0.67.

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 Perry Technical Institute

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Perry Technical Institute leads on 150%-time completion (77.9% vs 51.8% at Dakota County Technical College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Dakota County Technical College leads on avg net price ($13,548 vs $20,047 at Perry Technical Institute)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Dakota County Technical College leads on median debt at graduation ($11,000 vs $14,139 at Perry Technical Institute)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Dakota County Technical College and Perry Technical Institute?▼
Perry Technical Institute leads on 150%-time completion at 77.9% versus 51.8% at Dakota County Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Dakota County Technical College and Perry Technical Institute?▼
Dakota County Technical College leads on avg net price at $13,548 versus $20,047 at Perry Technical Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Dakota County Technical College and Perry Technical Institute?▼
Dakota County Technical College leads on median debt at graduation at $11,000 versus $14,139 at Perry Technical Institute. 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