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Metro Technology Centers vs William Rainey Harper College

Oklahoma City, OK · Palatine, IL · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair OK:IL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OK × IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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 Metro Technology Centers and William Rainey Harper 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.

  • Metro Technology Centers: average net price fell -52.6% from $15,145 (2013) to $7,184 (2023), r² 0.50.
  • William Rainey Harper College: average net price fell -27.2% from $8,500 (2013) to $6,186 (2023), r² 0.89.
  • Metro Technology Centers: enrollment ranged 363–2,030 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • William Rainey Harper College: enrollment shrank -21.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -300 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.

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: Metro Technology Centers vs William Rainey Harper College

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Metro Technology Centers leads on avg net price ($4,561 vs $11,607 at William Rainey Harper College)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI William Rainey Harper College leads on 150%-time completion (46.6% vs 35.9% at Metro Technology Centers)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 William Rainey Harper College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($48,071 vs $38,830 at Metro Technology Centers)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Metro Technology Centers and William Rainey Harper College?▼
Metro Technology Centers leads on avg net price at $4,561 versus $11,607 at William Rainey Harper College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Metro Technology Centers and William Rainey Harper College?▼
William Rainey Harper College leads on 150%-time completion at 46.6% versus 35.9% at Metro Technology Centers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Metro Technology Centers and William Rainey Harper College?▼
William Rainey Harper College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $48,071 versus $38,830 at Metro Technology Centers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025