Southern Arkansas University Tech vs Dakota County Technical College

Camden, AR · Rosemount, MN · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair AR:MN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AR × MN
  • 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 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.

  • Southern Arkansas University Tech: net price ranged $4,084–$13,209 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -41.7% is not a trend (r² 0.37).
  • Dakota County Technical College: average net price fell -24.1% from $14,681 (2013) to $11,140 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • Southern Arkansas University Tech: enrollment ranged 663–894 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Dakota County Technical College: enrollment shrank -21.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -43 students/yr fitted, r² 0.61.

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: Southern Arkansas University Tech vs Dakota County Technical College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Southern Arkansas University Tech leads on median debt at graduation ($6,000 vs $11,000 at Dakota County Technical College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Southern Arkansas University Tech leads on avg net price ($9,018 vs $13,548 at Dakota County Technical College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Dakota County Technical College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($46,398 vs $31,841 at Southern Arkansas University Tech)

Southern Arkansas University Tech profile · Dakota County Technical College profile · Compare other colleges

Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Southern Arkansas University Tech and Dakota County Technical College?
Southern Arkansas University Tech leads on median debt at graduation at $6,000 versus $11,000 at Dakota County Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Southern Arkansas University Tech and Dakota County Technical College?
Southern Arkansas University Tech leads on avg net price at $9,018 versus $13,548 at Dakota County Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Southern Arkansas University Tech and Dakota County Technical College?
Dakota County Technical College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $46,398 versus $31,841 at Southern Arkansas University Tech. 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