Polk State College vs Potomac State College of West Virginia University

Winter Haven, FL · Keyser, WV · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair FL:WV

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × WV
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For Polk State College vs Potomac State College of West Virginia University, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • Potomac State College of West Virginia University: net price ranged $7,006–$8,770 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +5.7% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Polk State College: net price ranged $7,327–$9,740 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -2.5% is not a trend (r² 0.02).

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: Polk State College vs Potomac State College of West Virginia University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Polk State College leads on median debt at graduation ($10,076 vs $22,500 at Potomac State College of West Virginia University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Polk State College leads on in-state tuition ($2,694 vs $5,280 at Potomac State College of West Virginia University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Potomac State College of West Virginia University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($55,939 vs $40,624 at Polk State College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Polk State College and Potomac State College of West Virginia University?▼
Polk State College leads on median debt at graduation at $10,076 versus $22,500 at Potomac State College of West Virginia University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Polk State College and Potomac State College of West Virginia University?▼
Polk State College leads on in-state tuition at $2,694 versus $5,280 at Potomac State College of West Virginia University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Polk State College and Potomac State College of West Virginia University?▼
Potomac State College of West Virginia University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $55,939 versus $40,624 at Polk State College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025