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Midlands Technical College vs American Public University System

West Columbia, SC · Charles Town, WV · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair SC:WV

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE SC × WV
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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 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.

  • Midlands Technical College: enrollment shrank -31.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -402 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • American Public University System: enrollment ranged 35,656–44,924 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Midlands Technical College: net price ranged $4,974–$6,283 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -10.4% is not a trend (r² 0.04).
  • American Public University System: net price ranged $9,095–$11,262 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).

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: Midlands Technical College vs American Public University System

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI American Public University System leads on 150%-time completion (55.2% vs 17.1% at Midlands Technical College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Midlands Technical College leads on avg net price ($4,647 vs $9,597 at American Public University System)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Midlands Technical College leads on median debt at graduation ($12,000 vs $21,743 at American Public University System)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Midlands Technical College and American Public University System?▼
American Public University System leads on 150%-time completion at 55.2% versus 17.1% at Midlands Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Midlands Technical College and American Public University System?▼
Midlands Technical College leads on avg net price at $4,647 versus $9,597 at American Public University System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Midlands Technical College and American Public University System?▼
Midlands Technical College leads on median debt at graduation at $12,000 versus $21,743 at American Public University System. 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