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Northwest HVAC/R Training Center vs Perry Technical Institute

Spokane, WA · Yakima, WA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-DEBT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · WA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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.

  • Northwest HVAC/R Training Center: average net price rose +113.2% from $7,851 (2013) to $16,737 (2023), r² 0.88.
  • Perry Technical Institute: net price ranged $15,715–$23,292 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +48.2% is not a trend (r² 0.32).
  • Northwest HVAC/R Training Center: enrollment ranged 35–49 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Perry Technical Institute: enrollment grew +25.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +15 students/yr fitted, r² 0.67.

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: Northwest HVAC/R Training Center vs Perry Technical Institute

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Northwest HVAC/R Training Center leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $14,139 at Perry Technical Institute)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Perry Technical Institute leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($57,387 vs $43,961 at Northwest HVAC/R Training Center)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Northwest HVAC/R Training Center leads on avg net price ($15,590 vs $20,047 at Perry Technical Institute)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Northwest HVAC/R Training Center and Perry Technical Institute?▼
Northwest HVAC/R Training Center leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $14,139 at Perry Technical Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Northwest HVAC/R Training Center and Perry Technical Institute?▼
Perry Technical Institute leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $57,387 versus $43,961 at Northwest HVAC/R Training Center. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Northwest HVAC/R Training Center and Perry Technical Institute?▼
Northwest HVAC/R Training Center leads on avg net price at $15,590 versus $20,047 at Perry Technical Institute. 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