Nicolet Area Technical College vs University of Maine at Fort Kent

Rhinelander, WI · Fort Kent, ME · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WI × ME
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Nicolet Area Technical College: net price ranged $6,579–$9,290 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +31.2% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • University of Maine at Fort Kent: average net price fell -14.4% from $12,695 (2013) to $10,865 (2023), r² 0.48.
  • Nicolet Area Technical College: enrollment shrank -37.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -33 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.
  • University of Maine at Fort Kent: enrollment ranged 638–1,076 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Nicolet Area Technical College vs University of Maine at Fort Kent

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Nicolet Area Technical College leads on median debt at graduation ($7,837 vs $20,160 at University of Maine at Fort Kent)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Nicolet Area Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($7,066 vs $14,880 at University of Maine at Fort Kent)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Nicolet Area Technical College leads on in-state tuition ($4,793 vs $9,420 at University of Maine at Fort Kent)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Nicolet Area Technical College and University of Maine at Fort Kent?▼
Nicolet Area Technical College leads on median debt at graduation at $7,837 versus $20,160 at University of Maine at Fort Kent. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Nicolet Area Technical College and University of Maine at Fort Kent?▼
Nicolet Area Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $7,066 versus $14,880 at University of Maine at Fort Kent. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Nicolet Area Technical College and University of Maine at Fort Kent?▼
Nicolet Area Technical College leads on in-state tuition at $4,793 versus $9,420 at University of Maine at Fort Kent. 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