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Kirkwood Community College vs Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Cedar Rapids, IA · Minneapolis, MN · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair IA:MN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IA × MN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at Kirkwood Community College and Minneapolis Community and Technical College both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • Kirkwood Community College: average net price fell -15.3% from $11,081 (2013) to $9,388 (2023), r² 0.64.
  • Minneapolis Community and Technical College: average net price fell -8.5% from $14,467 (2013) to $13,235 (2023), r² 0.50.
  • Kirkwood Community College: enrollment shrank -30.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -304 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Minneapolis Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -46.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -422 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.

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: Kirkwood Community College vs Minneapolis Community and Technical College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Kirkwood Community College leads on 150%-time completion (41.7% vs 18.2% at Minneapolis Community and Technical College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Kirkwood Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($12,000 vs $17,954 at Minneapolis Community and Technical College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Kirkwood Community College leads on avg net price ($9,705 vs $13,812 at Minneapolis Community and Technical College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Kirkwood Community College and Minneapolis Community and Technical College?▼
Kirkwood Community College leads on 150%-time completion at 41.7% versus 18.2% at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Kirkwood Community College and Minneapolis Community and Technical College?▼
Kirkwood Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $12,000 versus $17,954 at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Kirkwood Community College and Minneapolis Community and Technical College?▼
Kirkwood Community College leads on avg net price at $9,705 versus $13,812 at Minneapolis Community and 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