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Penn Commercial Business/Technical School vs University of the District of Columbia

Washington, PA · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair PA:DC

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PA × DC
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • Penn Commercial Business/Technical School: average net price fell -34.3% from $26,110 (2013) to $17,147 (2023), r² 0.54.
  • 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).
  • Penn Commercial Business/Technical School: enrollment shrank -35.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -10 students/yr fitted, r² 0.52.
  • 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: Penn Commercial Business/Technical School vs University of the District of Columbia

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Penn Commercial Business/Technical School leads on 150%-time completion (76.9% vs 30.1% at University of the District of Columbia)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of the District of Columbia leads on in-state tuition ($5,662 vs $13,654 at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Penn Commercial Business/Technical School leads on median debt at graduation ($11,638 vs $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Penn Commercial Business/Technical School and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School leads on 150%-time completion at 76.9% versus 30.1% at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Penn Commercial Business/Technical School and University of the District of Columbia?▼
University of the District of Columbia leads on in-state tuition at $5,662 versus $13,654 at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Penn Commercial Business/Technical School and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School leads on median debt at graduation at $11,638 versus $24,872 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); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025