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Highland Community College vs West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Highland, KS · Beckley, WV · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair KS:WV

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KS × WV
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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.

  • Highland Community College: enrollment shrank -29.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -58 students/yr fitted, r² 0.81.
  • West Virginia University Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 1,009–1,295 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Highland Community College: average net price rose +109.4% from $4,962 (2013) to $10,388 (2023), r² 0.73.
  • West Virginia University Institute of Technology: average net price rose +27.5% from $7,811 (2013) to $9,957 (2023), r² 0.76.

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: Highland Community College vs West Virginia University Institute of Technology

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Highland Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($4,080 vs $21,072 at West Virginia University Institute of Technology)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Highland Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($8,277 vs $22,500 at West Virginia University Institute of Technology)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Highland Community College leads on in-state tuition ($4,080 vs $8,424 at West Virginia University Institute of Technology)

Highland Community College profile · West Virginia University Institute of Technology profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Highland Community College and West Virginia University Institute of Technology?▼
Highland Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $4,080 versus $21,072 at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Highland Community College and West Virginia University Institute of Technology?▼
Highland Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $8,277 versus $22,500 at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Highland Community College and West Virginia University Institute of Technology?▼
Highland Community College leads on in-state tuition at $4,080 versus $8,424 at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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