Trident Technical College vs College of the Sequoias

Charleston, SC · Visalia, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair SC:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE SC × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • Trident Technical College: enrollment shrank -29.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -563 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.
  • College of the Sequoias: enrollment ranged 9,546–10,912 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Trident Technical College: average net price moved $6,433 → -$3,220 over 2013–2023 (crossed zero, dollars only).
  • College of the Sequoias: net price ranged $29–$3,417 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -98.5% is not a trend (r² 0.00).

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: Trident Technical College vs College of the Sequoias

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION College of the Sequoias leads on in-state tuition ($1,394 vs $4,546 at Trident Technical College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE College of the Sequoias leads on avg net price ($480 vs $1,406 at Trident Technical College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA College of the Sequoias leads on median debt at graduation ($4,500 vs $13,029 at Trident Technical College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Trident Technical College and College of the Sequoias?▼
College of the Sequoias leads on in-state tuition at $1,394 versus $4,546 at Trident Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Trident Technical College and College of the Sequoias?▼
College of the Sequoias leads on avg net price at $480 versus $1,406 at Trident Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Trident Technical College and College of the Sequoias?▼
College of the Sequoias leads on median debt at graduation at $4,500 versus $13,029 at Trident 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025