Tri-County Technical College vs American Public University System

Pendleton, SC · Charles Town, WV · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair SC:WV

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE SC × WV
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • Tri-County Technical College: average net price fell -38.3% from $9,411 (2013) to $5,807 (2023), r² 0.82.
  • American Public University System: net price ranged $9,095–$11,262 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Tri-County Technical College: enrollment shrank -14.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -85 students/yr fitted, r² 0.78.
  • American Public University System: enrollment ranged 35,656–44,924 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Tri-County Technical College vs American Public University System

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Tri-County Technical College leads on median debt at graduation ($9,000 vs $21,743 at American Public University System)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Tri-County Technical College leads on in-state tuition ($4,448 vs $8,400 at American Public University System)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE American Public University System leads on avg net price ($9,597 vs $14,670 at Tri-County Technical College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Tri-County Technical College and American Public University System?
Tri-County Technical College leads on median debt at graduation at $9,000 versus $21,743 at American Public University System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Tri-County Technical College and American Public University System?
Tri-County Technical College leads on in-state tuition at $4,448 versus $8,400 at American Public University System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Tri-County Technical College and American Public University System?
American Public University System leads on avg net price at $9,597 versus $14,670 at Tri-County 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); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025