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University of Wisconsin-Platteville vs Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

Platteville, WI · Fennimore, WI · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair WI:WI

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · WI
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Southwest Wisconsin Technical College: average net price rose +34.7% from $7,632 (2013) to $10,277 (2023), r² 0.75.
  • University of Wisconsin-Platteville: net price ranged $14,019–$15,718 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +5.2% is not a trend (r² 0.04).
  • University of Wisconsin-Platteville: enrollment shrank -23.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -220 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.
  • Southwest Wisconsin Technical College: enrollment ranged 1,325–1,494 (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: University of Wisconsin-Platteville vs Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Southwest Wisconsin Technical College leads on median debt at graduation ($7,500 vs $21,977 at University of Wisconsin-Platteville)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Southwest Wisconsin Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($7,147 vs $17,603 at University of Wisconsin-Platteville)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Southwest Wisconsin Technical College leads on in-state tuition ($4,904 vs $8,644 at University of Wisconsin-Platteville)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Wisconsin-Platteville and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College?▼
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College leads on median debt at graduation at $7,500 versus $21,977 at University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Wisconsin-Platteville and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College?▼
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $7,147 versus $17,603 at University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Wisconsin-Platteville and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College?▼
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College leads on in-state tuition at $4,904 versus $8,644 at University of Wisconsin-Platteville. 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