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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona vs Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center

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

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PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • 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

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.

  • Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center: net price ranged $9,124–$13,906 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +23.6% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona: average net price rose +7.5% from $22,976 (2013) to $24,699 (2023), r² 0.48.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona: enrollment ranged 0–3,829 (2013–2023, 9 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center: enrollment ranged 127–320 (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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona vs Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center leads on 150%-time completion (71.5% vs 17.2% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $25,000 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center leads on avg net price ($12,419 vs $22,213 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona and Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center?▼
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center leads on 150%-time completion at 71.5% versus 17.2% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona and Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center?▼
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $25,000 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona and Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center?▼
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center leads on avg net price at $12,419 versus $22,213 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona. 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