Milwaukee Area Technical College vs Bismarck State College

Milwaukee, WI · Bismarck, ND · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair WI:ND

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WI × ND
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Bismarck State College: average net price rose +35.5% from $7,915 (2013) to $10,725 (2023), r² 0.70.
  • Milwaukee Area Technical College: net price ranged $7,633–$10,371 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +4.5% is not a trend (r² 0.06).
  • Milwaukee Area Technical College: enrollment shrank -29.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -448 students/yr fitted, r² 0.81.
  • Bismarck State College: enrollment shrank -18.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -72 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.

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: Milwaukee Area Technical College vs Bismarck State College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Bismarck State College leads on 150%-time completion (47.6% vs 24.6% at Milwaukee Area Technical College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Bismarck State College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($50,401 vs $33,057 at Milwaukee Area Technical College)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Bismarck State College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (85.1% vs 58.3% at Milwaukee Area Technical College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Milwaukee Area Technical College and Bismarck State College?▼
Bismarck State College leads on 150%-time completion at 47.6% versus 24.6% at Milwaukee Area Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Milwaukee Area Technical College and Bismarck State College?▼
Bismarck State College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $50,401 versus $33,057 at Milwaukee Area Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Milwaukee Area Technical College and Bismarck State College?▼
Bismarck State College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 85.1% versus 58.3% at Milwaukee Area 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