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Salem Community College vs West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Carneys Point, NJ · Beckley, WV · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair NJ:WV

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NJ × WV
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 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.

  • Salem Community College: enrollment shrank -19.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -24 students/yr fitted, r² 0.52.
  • West Virginia University Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 1,009–1,295 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Salem Community College: average net price rose +90.5% from $5,163 (2013) to $9,837 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • West Virginia University Institute of Technology: average net price rose +27.5% from $7,811 (2013) to $9,957 (2023), r² 0.76.

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: Salem Community College vs West Virginia University Institute of Technology

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Salem Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $22,500 at West Virginia University Institute of Technology)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Salem Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($10,260 vs $21,072 at West Virginia University Institute of Technology)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 West Virginia University Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($55,939 vs $38,020 at Salem Community College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Salem Community College and West Virginia University Institute of Technology?▼
Salem Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $22,500 at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Salem Community College and West Virginia University Institute of Technology?▼
Salem Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $10,260 versus $21,072 at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Salem Community College and West Virginia University Institute of Technology?▼
West Virginia University Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $55,939 versus $38,020 at Salem Community 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