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Washburn Institute of Technology vs Riverland Community College

Topeka, KS · Austin, MN · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KS × MN
  • 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 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.

  • Washburn Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 490–1,469 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Riverland Community College: enrollment shrank -24.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -47 students/yr fitted, r² 0.60.
  • Washburn Institute of Technology: net price ranged $9,570–$12,943 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +5.4% is not a trend (r² 0.36).
  • Riverland Community College: net price ranged $8,463–$10,217 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -17.2% is not a trend (r² 0.37).

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: Washburn Institute of Technology vs Riverland Community College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Riverland Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($12,000 vs $18,127 at Washburn Institute of Technology)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Riverland Community College leads on in-state tuition ($6,298 vs $8,880 at Washburn Institute of Technology)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Riverland Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,298 vs $8,880 at Washburn Institute of Technology)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Washburn Institute of Technology and Riverland Community College?▼
Riverland Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $12,000 versus $18,127 at Washburn Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Washburn Institute of Technology and Riverland Community College?▼
Riverland Community College leads on in-state tuition at $6,298 versus $8,880 at Washburn Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Washburn Institute of Technology and Riverland Community College?▼
Riverland Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,298 versus $8,880 at Washburn Institute of Technology. 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