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