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Des Moines Area Community College vs CUNY New York City College of Technology

Ankeny, IA · Brooklyn, NY · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair IA:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IA × NY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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.

  • CUNY New York City College of Technology: average net price fell -18.9% from $5,896 (2013) to $4,783 (2023), r² 0.41.
  • Des Moines Area Community College: net price ranged $9,557–$11,188 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.21).
  • Des Moines Area Community College: enrollment shrank -30.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -495 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • CUNY New York City College of Technology: enrollment shrank -18.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -387 students/yr fitted, r² 0.72.

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: Des Moines Area Community College vs CUNY New York City College of Technology

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Des Moines Area Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,690 vs $15,282 at CUNY New York City College of Technology)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE CUNY New York City College of Technology leads on avg net price ($5,127 vs $11,171 at Des Moines Area Community College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Des Moines Area Community College leads on 150%-time completion (36.6% vs 20.5% at CUNY New York City College of Technology)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Des Moines Area Community College and CUNY New York City College of Technology?▼
Des Moines Area Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,690 versus $15,282 at CUNY New York City College of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Des Moines Area Community College and CUNY New York City College of Technology?▼
CUNY New York City College of Technology leads on avg net price at $5,127 versus $11,171 at Des Moines Area Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Des Moines Area Community College and CUNY New York City College of Technology?▼
Des Moines Area Community College leads on 150%-time completion at 36.6% versus 20.5% at CUNY New York City College of Technology. 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