Onondaga Community College vs Arkansas Tech University

Syracuse, NY · Russellville, AR · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair NY:AR

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × AR
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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

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.

  • Onondaga Community College: average net price fell -40.5% from $12,064 (2013) to $7,178 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • Arkansas Tech University: average net price rose +33.3% from $9,128 (2013) to $12,171 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • Onondaga Community College: enrollment shrank -49.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -528 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • Arkansas Tech University: enrollment shrank -31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -310 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.

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: Onondaga Community College vs Arkansas Tech University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Onondaga Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($10,000 vs $21,000 at Arkansas Tech University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Arkansas Tech University leads on 150%-time completion (48.6% vs 26.0% at Onondaga Community College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Onondaga Community College leads on avg net price ($8,562 vs $12,970 at Arkansas Tech University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Onondaga Community College and Arkansas Tech University?
Onondaga Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $10,000 versus $21,000 at Arkansas Tech University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Onondaga Community College and Arkansas Tech University?
Arkansas Tech University leads on 150%-time completion at 48.6% versus 26.0% at Onondaga Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Onondaga Community College and Arkansas Tech University?
Onondaga Community College leads on avg net price at $8,562 versus $12,970 at Arkansas Tech University. 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