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Pierce College District vs Clover Park Technical College

Lakewood, WA · Lakewood, WA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair WA:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · WA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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.

  • Pierce College District: average net price rose +41.8% from $7,137 (2013) to $10,123 (2023), r² 0.43.
  • Clover Park Technical College: net price ranged $3,912–$7,904 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -29.5% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Pierce College District: enrollment ranged 4,358–7,028 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Clover Park Technical College: enrollment ranged 1,184–2,417 (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: Pierce College District vs Clover Park Technical College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Clover Park Technical College leads on 150%-time completion (41.8% vs 31.0% at Pierce College District)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Pierce College District leads on in-state tuition ($5,418 vs $6,634 at Clover Park Technical College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Pierce College District leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($47,532 vs $41,787 at Clover Park Technical College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pierce College District and Clover Park Technical College?▼
Clover Park Technical College leads on 150%-time completion at 41.8% versus 31.0% at Pierce College District. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Pierce College District and Clover Park Technical College?▼
Pierce College District leads on in-state tuition at $5,418 versus $6,634 at Clover Park Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Pierce College District and Clover Park Technical College?▼
Pierce College District leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $47,532 versus $41,787 at Clover Park Technical College. 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