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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis vs Lone Star College System

Memphis, TN · The Woodlands, TX · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TN × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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 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.

  • Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis: enrollment ranged 817–1,078 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Lone Star College System: enrollment shrank -15.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -1,320 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis: average net price rose +24.2% from $5,982 (2013) to $7,429 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • Lone Star College System: average net price rose +51.8% from $6,141 (2013) to $9,322 (2023), r² 0.86.

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-Memphis vs Lone Star College System

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis leads on 150%-time completion (47.2% vs 19.8% at Lone Star College System)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Lone Star College System leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($42,466 vs $31,192 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Lone Star College System leads on avg net price ($11,252 vs $14,315 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis and Lone Star College System?▼
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis leads on 150%-time completion at 47.2% versus 19.8% at Lone Star College System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis and Lone Star College System?▼
Lone Star College System leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $42,466 versus $31,192 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis and Lone Star College System?▼
Lone Star College System leads on avg net price at $11,252 versus $14,315 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis. 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