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Tidewater Tech-Trades vs Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Norfolk, VA · Minneapolis, MN · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair VA:MN

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE VA × MN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt 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.

  • Minneapolis Community and Technical College: average net price fell -8.5% from $14,467 (2013) to $13,235 (2023), r² 0.50.
  • Tidewater Tech-Trades: net price ranged $18,346–$25,042 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.8% is not a trend (r² 0.10).
  • Tidewater Tech-Trades: enrollment grew +65.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +21 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • Minneapolis Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -46.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -422 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.

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: Tidewater Tech-Trades vs Minneapolis Community and Technical College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Tidewater Tech-Trades leads on 150%-time completion (72.8% vs 18.2% at Minneapolis Community and Technical College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Minneapolis Community and Technical College leads on in-state tuition ($6,161 vs $16,337 at Tidewater Tech-Trades)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Minneapolis Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,161 vs $16,337 at Tidewater Tech-Trades)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Tidewater Tech-Trades and Minneapolis Community and Technical College?▼
Tidewater Tech-Trades leads on 150%-time completion at 72.8% versus 18.2% at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Tidewater Tech-Trades and Minneapolis Community and Technical College?▼
Minneapolis Community and Technical College leads on in-state tuition at $6,161 versus $16,337 at Tidewater Tech-Trades. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Tidewater Tech-Trades and Minneapolis Community and Technical College?▼
Minneapolis Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,161 versus $16,337 at Tidewater Tech-Trades. 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