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Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies vs South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco

Weslaco, TX · Weslaco, TX · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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.

  • South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco: average net price fell -30.5% from $27,740 (2013) to $19,268 (2023), r² 0.51.
  • Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies: net price ranged $10,008–$14,856 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.8% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies: enrollment ranged 30–293 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco: enrollment ranged 263–458 (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: Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies vs South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $15,917 at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies leads on avg net price ($12,051 vs $17,925 at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (39.7% vs 28.2% at Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies and South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco?▼
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $15,917 at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies and South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco?▼
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies leads on avg net price at $12,051 versus $17,925 at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies and South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco?▼
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 39.7% versus 28.2% at Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies. 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