San Diego Miramar College vs Dakota County Technical College

San Diego, CA · Rosemount, MN · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:MN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × MN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-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.

  • Dakota County Technical College: enrollment shrank -21.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -43 students/yr fitted, r² 0.61.
  • San Diego Miramar College: enrollment ranged 10,622–13,420 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • San Diego Miramar College: average net price moved $6,109 → -$2,735 over 2013–2023 (crossed zero, dollars only).
  • Dakota County Technical College: average net price fell -24.1% from $14,681 (2013) to $11,140 (2023), r² 0.65.

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: San Diego Miramar College vs Dakota County Technical College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION San Diego Miramar College leads on in-state tuition ($1,146 vs $6,679 at Dakota County Technical College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE San Diego Miramar College leads on avg net price ($3,337 vs $13,548 at Dakota County Technical College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA San Diego Miramar College leads on median debt at graduation ($6,750 vs $11,000 at Dakota County Technical College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between San Diego Miramar College and Dakota County Technical College?▼
San Diego Miramar College leads on in-state tuition at $1,146 versus $6,679 at Dakota County Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between San Diego Miramar College and Dakota County Technical College?▼
San Diego Miramar College leads on avg net price at $3,337 versus $13,548 at Dakota County Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between San Diego Miramar College and Dakota County Technical College?▼
San Diego Miramar College leads on median debt at graduation at $6,750 versus $11,000 at Dakota County 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025