South Central College vs Lake Washington Institute of Technology

North Mankato, MN · Kirkland, WA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MN:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × WA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology: net price ranged $5,886–$9,582 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -18.5% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • South Central College: average net price fell -9.6% from $11,410 (2013) to $10,314 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • South Central College: enrollment shrank -36.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -103 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 1,522–2,237 (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: South Central College vs Lake Washington Institute of Technology

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI South Central College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,146 vs $12,062 at Lake Washington Institute of Technology)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Lake Washington Institute of Technology leads on avg net price ($6,817 vs $9,082 at South Central College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA South Central College leads on median debt at graduation ($12,000 vs $15,047 at Lake Washington Institute of Technology)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between South Central College and Lake Washington Institute of Technology?
South Central College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,146 versus $12,062 at Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between South Central College and Lake Washington Institute of Technology?
Lake Washington Institute of Technology leads on avg net price at $6,817 versus $9,082 at South Central College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between South Central College and Lake Washington Institute of Technology?
South Central College leads on median debt at graduation at $12,000 versus $15,047 at Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025