Fort Hays Tech North Central vs Western Iowa Tech Community College

Beloit, KS · Sioux City, IA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair KS:IA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KS × IA
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Western Iowa Tech Community College: enrollment shrank -27.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -101 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.
  • Fort Hays Tech North Central: enrollment ranged 433–596 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Fort Hays Tech North Central: average net price rose +58.7% from $11,003 (2013) to $17,460 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • Western Iowa Tech Community College: average net price rose +33.4% from $6,655 (2013) to $8,875 (2023), r² 0.58.

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: Fort Hays Tech North Central vs Western Iowa Tech Community College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Fort Hays Tech North Central leads on 150%-time completion (76.9% vs 44.4% at Western Iowa Tech Community College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Iowa Tech Community College leads on in-state tuition ($5,186 vs $7,350 at Fort Hays Tech North Central)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Western Iowa Tech Community College leads on avg net price ($8,770 vs $12,393 at Fort Hays Tech North Central)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Fort Hays Tech North Central and Western Iowa Tech Community College?
Fort Hays Tech North Central leads on 150%-time completion at 76.9% versus 44.4% at Western Iowa Tech Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Fort Hays Tech North Central and Western Iowa Tech Community College?
Western Iowa Tech Community College leads on in-state tuition at $5,186 versus $7,350 at Fort Hays Tech North Central. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Fort Hays Tech North Central and Western Iowa Tech Community College?
Western Iowa Tech Community College leads on avg net price at $8,770 versus $12,393 at Fort Hays Tech North Central. 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