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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland vs Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Crossville, TN · Lexington, KY · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TN × KY
  • 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-Upper Cumberland: average net price rose +30.0% from $8,188 (2013) to $10,643 (2023), r² 0.51.
  • Bluegrass Community and Technical College: average net price fell -17.6% from $7,188 (2013) to $5,920 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland: enrollment ranged 270–376 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Bluegrass Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -26.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -228 students/yr fitted, r² 0.72.

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-Upper Cumberland vs Bluegrass Community and Technical College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland leads on 150%-time completion (82.7% vs 40.5% at Bluegrass Community and Technical College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Bluegrass Community and Technical College leads on avg net price ($6,113 vs $10,865 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($32,844 vs $32,081 at Bluegrass Community and Technical College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland and Bluegrass Community and Technical College?▼
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland leads on 150%-time completion at 82.7% versus 40.5% at Bluegrass Community and Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland and Bluegrass Community and Technical College?▼
Bluegrass Community and Technical College leads on avg net price at $6,113 versus $10,865 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland and Bluegrass Community and Technical College?▼
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $32,844 versus $32,081 at Bluegrass Community and Technical 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