Guilford Technical Community College vs Empire State University

Jamestown, NC · Saratoga Springs, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NC:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × NY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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

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.

  • Empire State University: average net price fell -18.5% from $13,680 (2013) to $11,147 (2023), r² 0.66.
  • Guilford Technical Community College: net price ranged $8,349–$13,926 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +9.7% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Guilford Technical Community College: enrollment shrank -39.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -498 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Empire State University: enrollment shrank -28.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -320 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.

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: Guilford Technical Community College vs Empire State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Guilford Technical Community College leads on in-state tuition ($2,320 vs $7,648 at Empire State University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Guilford Technical Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($7,696 vs $17,558 at Empire State University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Empire State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($50,167 vs $29,705 at Guilford Technical Community College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Guilford Technical Community College and Empire State University?▼
Guilford Technical Community College leads on in-state tuition at $2,320 versus $7,648 at Empire State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Guilford Technical Community College and Empire State University?▼
Guilford Technical Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $7,696 versus $17,558 at Empire State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Guilford Technical Community College and Empire State University?▼
Empire State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $50,167 versus $29,705 at Guilford Technical Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025