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Hennepin Technical College vs Seattle Central College

Brooklyn Park, MN · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair MN:WA

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

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

  • Hennepin Technical College: average net price fell -24.1% from $14,385 (2013) to $10,925 (2023), r² 0.82.
  • Seattle Central College: net price ranged $3,745–$6,612 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +17.9% is not a trend (r² 0.33).
  • Hennepin Technical College: enrollment shrank -50.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -320 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Seattle Central College: enrollment ranged 2,412–3,879 (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: Hennepin Technical College vs Seattle Central College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Hennepin Technical College leads on 150%-time completion (42.8% vs 31.5% at Seattle Central College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Hennepin Technical College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($46,905 vs $39,072 at Seattle Central College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Seattle Central College leads on avg net price ($8,819 vs $10,272 at Hennepin Technical College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Hennepin Technical College and Seattle Central College?▼
Hennepin Technical College leads on 150%-time completion at 42.8% versus 31.5% at Seattle Central College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Hennepin Technical College and Seattle Central College?▼
Hennepin Technical College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $46,905 versus $39,072 at Seattle Central College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Hennepin Technical College and Seattle Central College?▼
Seattle Central College leads on avg net price at $8,819 versus $10,272 at Hennepin Technical College. 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