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Lake Washington Institute of Technology vs Houston City College

Kirkland, WA · Houston, TX · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair WA:TX

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

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

  • Houston City College: enrollment shrank -34.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -2,298 students/yr fitted, r² 0.75.
  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 1,522–2,237 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology: net price ranged $5,886–$9,582 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -18.5% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Houston City College: net price ranged $4,813–$9,646 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -22.3% is not a trend (r² 0.29).

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: Lake Washington Institute of Technology vs Houston City College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Houston City College leads on in-state tuition ($2,040 vs $5,997 at Lake Washington Institute of Technology)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Lake Washington Institute of Technology leads on 150%-time completion (38.3% vs 16.8% at Houston City College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Houston City College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,460 vs $12,062 at Lake Washington Institute of Technology)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Lake Washington Institute of Technology and Houston City College?▼
Houston City College leads on in-state tuition at $2,040 versus $5,997 at Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Lake Washington Institute of Technology and Houston City College?▼
Lake Washington Institute of Technology leads on 150%-time completion at 38.3% versus 16.8% at Houston City College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Lake Washington Institute of Technology and Houston City College?▼
Houston City College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,460 versus $12,062 at Lake Washington 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025