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Western Iowa Tech Community College vs University of the District of Columbia

Sioux City, IA · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair IA:DC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IA × DC
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 Iowa Tech Community College: average net price rose +33.4% from $6,655 (2013) to $8,875 (2023), r² 0.58.
  • University of the District of Columbia: net price ranged $14,144–$18,201 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.9% is not a trend (r² 0.25).
  • Western Iowa Tech Community College: enrollment shrank -27.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -101 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.
  • University of the District of Columbia: enrollment shrank -31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -158 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.

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 Iowa Tech Community College vs University of the District of Columbia

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Western Iowa Tech Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,330 vs $12,514 at University of the District of Columbia)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Western Iowa Tech Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($11,000 vs $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Western Iowa Tech Community College leads on 150%-time completion (44.4% vs 30.1% at University of the District of Columbia)

Western Iowa Tech Community College profile · University of the District of Columbia profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Western Iowa Tech Community College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Western Iowa Tech Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,330 versus $12,514 at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Western Iowa Tech Community College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Western Iowa Tech Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $11,000 versus $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Western Iowa Tech Community College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Western Iowa Tech Community College leads on 150%-time completion at 44.4% versus 30.1% at University of the District of Columbia. 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