Southern Arkansas University Tech vs Riverland Community College

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

Scorecard match plate

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 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.

  • Southern Arkansas University Tech: enrollment ranged 663–894 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Riverland Community College: enrollment shrank -24.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -47 students/yr fitted, r² 0.60.
  • 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).
  • Riverland Community College: net price ranged $8,463–$10,217 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -17.2% is not a trend (r² 0.37).

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 Riverland Community College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Southern Arkansas University Tech leads on median debt at graduation ($6,000 vs $12,000 at Riverland Community College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Riverland Community College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($41,043 vs $31,841 at Southern Arkansas University Tech)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Southern Arkansas University Tech leads on in-state tuition ($5,040 vs $6,298 at Riverland Community College)

Southern Arkansas University Tech profile · Riverland Community 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 Riverland Community College?
Southern Arkansas University Tech leads on median debt at graduation at $6,000 versus $12,000 at Riverland Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Southern Arkansas University Tech and Riverland Community College?
Riverland Community College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $41,043 versus $31,841 at Southern Arkansas University Tech. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Southern Arkansas University Tech and Riverland Community College?
Southern Arkansas University Tech leads on in-state tuition at $5,040 versus $6,298 at Riverland 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