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Florida SouthWestern State College vs Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Fort Myers, FL · Kirkland, WA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair FL:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × WA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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

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.

  • Florida SouthWestern State College: average net price fell -29.5% from $11,702 (2013) to $8,249 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • 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).
  • Florida SouthWestern State College: enrollment ranged 10,613–12,850 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • 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: Florida SouthWestern State College vs Lake Washington Institute of Technology

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Florida SouthWestern State College leads on median debt at graduation ($8,000 vs $15,047 at Lake Washington Institute of Technology)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Florida SouthWestern State College leads on in-state tuition ($3,401 vs $5,997 at Lake Washington Institute of Technology)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Lake Washington Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($44,895 vs $37,028 at Florida SouthWestern State College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Florida SouthWestern State College and Lake Washington Institute of Technology?▼
Florida SouthWestern State College leads on median debt at graduation at $8,000 versus $15,047 at Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Florida SouthWestern State College and Lake Washington Institute of Technology?▼
Florida SouthWestern State College leads on in-state tuition at $3,401 versus $5,997 at Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Florida SouthWestern State College and Lake Washington Institute of Technology?▼
Lake Washington Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $44,895 versus $37,028 at Florida SouthWestern State 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