Odessa College vs Highlands College of Montana Tech

Odessa, TX · Butte, MT · 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 TX × MT
  • 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 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.

  • Highlands College of Montana Tech: enrollment shrank -45.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -32 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • Odessa College: enrollment ranged 3,781–5,146 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Odessa College: average net price rose +116.5% from $4,294 (2013) to $9,296 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • Highlands College of Montana Tech: average net price rose +26.3% from $9,648 (2013) to $12,184 (2023), r² 0.68.

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: Odessa College vs Highlands College of Montana Tech

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Odessa College leads on median debt at graduation ($7,750 vs $18,750 at Highlands College of Montana Tech)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Odessa College leads on avg net price ($6,368 vs $14,962 at Highlands College of Montana Tech)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Odessa College leads on out-of-state tuition ($4,926 vs $10,950 at Highlands College of Montana Tech)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Odessa College and Highlands College of Montana Tech?
Odessa College leads on median debt at graduation at $7,750 versus $18,750 at Highlands College of Montana Tech. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Odessa College and Highlands College of Montana Tech?
Odessa College leads on avg net price at $6,368 versus $14,962 at Highlands College of Montana Tech. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Odessa College and Highlands College of Montana Tech?
Odessa College leads on out-of-state tuition at $4,926 versus $10,950 at Highlands College of Montana Tech. 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