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Piedmont Technical College vs American Public University System

Greenwood, SC · Charles Town, WV · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair SC:WV

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE SC × WV
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • Piedmont Technical College: average net price rose +45.3% from $7,473 (2013) to $10,862 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • American Public University System: net price ranged $9,095–$11,262 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Piedmont Technical College: enrollment shrank -26.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -110 students/yr fitted, r² 0.45.
  • American Public University System: enrollment ranged 35,656–44,924 (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: Piedmont Technical College vs American Public University System

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Piedmont Technical College leads on in-state tuition ($4,775 vs $8,400 at American Public University System)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI American Public University System leads on 150%-time completion (55.2% vs 33.2% at Piedmont Technical College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Piedmont Technical College leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $21,743 at American Public University System)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Piedmont Technical College and American Public University System?▼
Piedmont Technical College leads on in-state tuition at $4,775 versus $8,400 at American Public University System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Piedmont Technical College and American Public University System?▼
American Public University System leads on 150%-time completion at 55.2% versus 33.2% at Piedmont Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Piedmont Technical College and American Public University System?▼
Piedmont Technical College leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $21,743 at American Public University System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025