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Pair SC:WA
PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION
- PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
- CROSS-STATE SC × WA
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
- GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition
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.
- Piedmont Technical College: enrollment shrank -26.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -110 students/yr fitted, r² 0.45.
- Tacoma Community College: enrollment ranged 4,248–6,340 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
- Piedmont Technical College: average net price rose +45.3% from $7,473 (2013) to $10,862 (2023), r² 0.68.
- Tacoma Community College: average net price rose +58.1% from $5,896 (2013) to $9,321 (2023), r² 0.50.
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
Location
Undergraduate Enrollment
Out-of-State Tuition
Avg Net Price
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Debt at Graduation
In-State Tuition
150%-Time Completion
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC | Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA |
| Location | Greenwood, SC | Tacoma, WA |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 3,977 | 4,668 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $6,923 | $11,646 |
| Avg Net Price | $11,366 | $8,376 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 42.7% | 56.5% |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $35,768 | $47,168 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $31,430 | $38,790 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $15,000 | $13,000 |
| In-State Tuition | $4,775 | $5,507 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 33.2% | 32.1% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Piedmont Technical College vs Tacoma Community College
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Piedmont Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,923 vs $11,646 at Tacoma Community College)
- AVG-NET-PRICE Tacoma Community College leads on avg net price ($8,376 vs $11,366 at Piedmont Technical College)
- LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Tacoma Community College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (56.5% vs 42.7% at Piedmont Technical College)
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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Piedmont Technical College and Tacoma Community College?▼
Piedmont Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,923 versus $11,646 at Tacoma Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Piedmont Technical College and Tacoma Community College?▼
Tacoma Community College leads on avg net price at $8,376 versus $11,366 at Piedmont Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Piedmont Technical College and Tacoma Community College?▼
Tacoma Community College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 56.5% versus 42.7% at Piedmont Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.