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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville vs South College

Knoxville, TN · Knoxville, TN · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · TN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville: net price ranged $5,288–$14,983 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +47.4% is not a trend (r² 0.27).
  • South College: average net price fell -40.1% from $28,696 (2013) to $17,182 (2023), r² 0.87.
  • Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville: enrollment ranged 654–1,300 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • South College: enrollment grew +793.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +570 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.

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: Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville vs South College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville leads on 150%-time completion (70.8% vs 40.3% at South College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 South College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($37,570 vs $31,891 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE South College leads on avg net price ($17,858 vs $20,012 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville and South College?▼
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville leads on 150%-time completion at 70.8% versus 40.3% at South College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville and South College?▼
South College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $37,570 versus $31,891 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville and South College?▼
South College leads on avg net price at $17,858 versus $20,012 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025