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Pair CO:CO
MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- SAME-STATE Same state · CO
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
- GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-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
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.
- Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology: average net price rose +43.8% from $21,505 (2013) to $30,922 (2023), r² 0.66.
- Front Range Community College: net price ranged $8,765–$10,987 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +7.1% is not a trend (r² 0.18).
- Front Range Community College: enrollment shrank -31.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -552 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
- Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology: enrollment shrank -49.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -31 students/yr fitted, r² 0.75.
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
Location
Type
Undergraduate Enrollment
In-State Tuition
Avg Net Price
150%-Time Completion
Median Debt at Graduation
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Out-of-State Tuition
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Front Range Community College Westminster, CO | Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Broomfield, CO |
| Location | Westminster, CO | Broomfield, CO |
| Type | Public | Private For-Profit |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 11,476 | 397 |
| In-State Tuition | $4,663 | $20,235 |
| Avg Net Price | $13,031 | $30,065 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 32.5% | 67.0% |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $12,251 | $19,188 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $40,548 | $55,728 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $45,910 | $59,093 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $17,263 | $20,235 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 55.5% | 51.2% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Front Range Community College vs Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
- IN-STATE-TUITION Front Range Community College leads on in-state tuition ($4,663 vs $20,235 at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology)
- AVG-NET-PRICE Front Range Community College leads on avg net price ($13,031 vs $30,065 at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology)
- 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology leads on 150%-time completion (67.0% vs 32.5% at Front Range Community College)
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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between Front Range Community College and Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology?▼
Front Range Community College leads on in-state tuition at $4,663 versus $20,235 at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Front Range Community College and Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology?▼
Front Range Community College leads on avg net price at $13,031 versus $30,065 at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Front Range Community College and Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology?▼
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology leads on 150%-time completion at 67.0% versus 32.5% at Front Range Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.