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Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest vs William Rainey Harper College

Newbern, TN · Palatine, IL · 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 × IL
  • 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 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 Northwest: average net price rose +45.1% from $7,151 (2013) to $10,375 (2023), r² 0.41.
  • William Rainey Harper College: average net price fell -27.2% from $8,500 (2013) to $6,186 (2023), r² 0.89.
  • Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest: enrollment ranged 240–681 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • William Rainey Harper College: enrollment shrank -21.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -300 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.

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 Northwest vs William Rainey Harper College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest leads on 150%-time completion (66.5% vs 46.6% at William Rainey Harper College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 William Rainey Harper College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($48,071 vs $38,514 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest leads on avg net price ($9,698 vs $11,607 at William Rainey Harper College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest and William Rainey Harper College?▼
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest leads on 150%-time completion at 66.5% versus 46.6% at William Rainey Harper College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest and William Rainey Harper College?▼
William Rainey Harper College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $48,071 versus $38,514 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest and William Rainey Harper College?▼
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest leads on avg net price at $9,698 versus $11,607 at William Rainey Harper College. 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