Fortis College-Norfolk vs Perry Technical Institute

Norfolk, VA · Yakima, WA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair VA:WA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE VA × 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 ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Fortis College-Norfolk and Perry Technical Institute across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • Fortis College-Norfolk: enrollment grew +48.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +18 students/yr fitted, r² 0.61.
  • Perry Technical Institute: enrollment grew +25.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +15 students/yr fitted, r² 0.67.
  • Fortis College-Norfolk: net price ranged $22,268–$41,140 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -28.2% is not a trend (r² 0.18).
  • 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).

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: Fortis College-Norfolk vs Perry Technical Institute

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Perry Technical Institute leads on 150%-time completion (77.9% vs 31.2% at Fortis College-Norfolk)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Perry Technical Institute leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (65.5% vs 27.2% at Fortis College-Norfolk)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Perry Technical Institute leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($57,387 vs $27,043 at Fortis College-Norfolk)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Fortis College-Norfolk and Perry Technical Institute?
Perry Technical Institute leads on 150%-time completion at 77.9% versus 31.2% at Fortis College-Norfolk. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Fortis College-Norfolk and Perry Technical Institute?
Perry Technical Institute leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 65.5% versus 27.2% at Fortis College-Norfolk. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Fortis College-Norfolk and Perry Technical Institute?
Perry Technical Institute leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $57,387 versus $27,043 at Fortis College-Norfolk. 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