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SOWELA Technical Community College vs University of the District of Columbia

Lake Charles, LA · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair LA:DC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE LA × DC
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • SOWELA Technical Community College: average net price rose +16.7% from $7,595 (2013) to $8,861 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • University of the District of Columbia: net price ranged $14,144–$18,201 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.9% is not a trend (r² 0.25).
  • SOWELA Technical Community College: enrollment ranged 2,631–3,067 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of the District of Columbia: enrollment shrank -31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -158 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.

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: SOWELA Technical Community College vs University of the District of Columbia

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI SOWELA Technical Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($4,305 vs $12,514 at University of the District of Columbia)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI SOWELA Technical Community College leads on 150%-time completion (43.0% vs 30.1% at University of the District of Columbia)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE SOWELA Technical Community College leads on avg net price ($7,525 vs $10,648 at University of the District of Columbia)

SOWELA Technical Community College profile · University of the District of Columbia profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between SOWELA Technical Community College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
SOWELA Technical Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $4,305 versus $12,514 at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between SOWELA Technical Community College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
SOWELA Technical Community College leads on 150%-time completion at 43.0% versus 30.1% at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between SOWELA Technical Community College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
SOWELA Technical Community College leads on avg net price at $7,525 versus $10,648 at University of the District of Columbia. 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