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Refrigeration School Inc vs Perry Technical Institute

Phoenix, AZ · Yakima, WA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair AZ:WA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE AZ × WA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 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.

  • Perry Technical Institute: net price ranged $15,715–$23,292 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +48.2% is not a trend (r² 0.32).
  • Refrigeration School Inc: average net price rose +25.9% from $20,099 (2013) to $25,300 (2023), r² 0.50.
  • Refrigeration School Inc: enrollment grew +104.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +55 students/yr fitted, r² 0.86.
  • Perry Technical Institute: enrollment grew +25.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +15 students/yr fitted, r² 0.67.

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: Refrigeration School Inc vs Perry Technical Institute

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Refrigeration School Inc leads on median debt at graduation ($8,233 vs $14,139 at Perry Technical Institute)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Perry Technical Institute leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (65.5% vs 43.2% at Refrigeration School Inc)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Perry Technical Institute leads on avg net price ($20,047 vs $27,025 at Refrigeration School Inc)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Refrigeration School Inc and Perry Technical Institute?▼
Refrigeration School Inc leads on median debt at graduation at $8,233 versus $14,139 at Perry Technical Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Refrigeration School Inc and Perry Technical Institute?▼
Perry Technical Institute leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 65.5% versus 43.2% at Refrigeration School Inc. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Refrigeration School Inc and Perry Technical Institute?▼
Perry Technical Institute leads on avg net price at $20,047 versus $27,025 at Refrigeration School Inc. 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