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Western Dakota Technical College vs University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

Rapid City, SD · Waterbury, CT · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair SD:CT

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

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

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.

  • Western Dakota Technical College: average net price rose +29.4% from $11,309 (2013) to $14,631 (2023), r² 0.57.
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus: net price ranged $7,599–$9,525 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.6% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Western Dakota Technical College: enrollment ranged 733–1,004 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus: enrollment shrank -68.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -190 students/yr fitted, r² 0.77.

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: Western Dakota Technical College vs University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Western Dakota Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,294 vs $40,808 at University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Dakota Technical College leads on in-state tuition ($8,294 vs $18,140 at University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($73,997 vs $40,240 at Western Dakota Technical College)

Western Dakota Technical College profile · University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Western Dakota Technical College and University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus?▼
Western Dakota Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,294 versus $40,808 at University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Western Dakota Technical College and University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus?▼
Western Dakota Technical College leads on in-state tuition at $8,294 versus $18,140 at University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Western Dakota Technical College and University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus?▼
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $73,997 versus $40,240 at Western Dakota 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025