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Minnesota West Community and Technical College vs University of the District of Columbia

Granite Falls, MN · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MN:DC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × DC
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • Minnesota West Community and Technical College: average net price rose +14.4% from $10,402 (2013) to $11,898 (2023), r² 0.66.
  • University of the District of Columbia: net price ranged $14,144–$18,201 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.9% is not a trend (r² 0.25).
  • Minnesota West Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -21.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -36 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • University of the District of Columbia: enrollment shrank -31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -158 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.

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: Minnesota West Community and Technical College vs University of the District of Columbia

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Minnesota West Community and Technical College leads on median debt at graduation ($10,987 vs $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Minnesota West Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,491 vs $12,514 at University of the District of Columbia)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Minnesota West Community and Technical College leads on 150%-time completion (49.2% vs 30.1% at University of the District of Columbia)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Minnesota West Community and Technical College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Minnesota West Community and Technical College leads on median debt at graduation at $10,987 versus $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Minnesota West Community and Technical College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Minnesota West Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,491 versus $12,514 at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Minnesota West Community and Technical College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Minnesota West Community and Technical College leads on 150%-time completion at 49.2% versus 30.1% at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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