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Eastern Virginia Career College vs Widener University

Fredericksburg, VA · Chester, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair VA:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE VA × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Eastern Virginia Career College: average net price rose +128.4% from $17,077 (2013) to $39,005 (2023), r² 0.91.
  • Widener University: net price ranged $24,012–$31,792 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.3% is not a trend (r² 0.16).
  • Eastern Virginia Career College: enrollment ranged 117–280 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Widener University: enrollment shrank -13.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -66 students/yr fitted, r² 0.69.

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: Eastern Virginia Career College vs Widener University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Eastern Virginia Career College leads on median debt at graduation ($10,500 vs $27,000 at Widener University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Widener University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($70,920 vs $37,304 at Eastern Virginia Career College)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Widener University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (79.1% vs 44.1% at Eastern Virginia Career College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Eastern Virginia Career College and Widener University?▼
Eastern Virginia Career College leads on median debt at graduation at $10,500 versus $27,000 at Widener University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Eastern Virginia Career College and Widener University?▼
Widener University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $70,920 versus $37,304 at Eastern Virginia Career College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Eastern Virginia Career College and Widener University?▼
Widener University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 79.1% versus 44.1% at Eastern Virginia Career College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025