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Western Wyoming Community College vs Bates Technical College

Rock Springs, WY · Tacoma, WA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair WY:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WY × WA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • Western Wyoming Community College: enrollment shrank -53.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -174 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Bates Technical College: enrollment ranged 703–1,910 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Western Wyoming Community College: net price ranged $5,521–$9,347 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +25.8% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Bates Technical College: net price ranged $4,176–$8,457 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -48.8% is not a trend (r² 0.02).

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 Wyoming Community College vs Bates Technical College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Wyoming Community College leads on in-state tuition ($4,230 vs $6,027 at Bates Technical College)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Bates Technical College leads on 150%-time completion (43.4% vs 32.9% at Western Wyoming Community College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Bates Technical College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($50,051 vs $40,939 at Western Wyoming Community College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Western Wyoming Community College and Bates Technical College?▼
Western Wyoming Community College leads on in-state tuition at $4,230 versus $6,027 at Bates Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Western Wyoming Community College and Bates Technical College?▼
Bates Technical College leads on 150%-time completion at 43.4% versus 32.9% at Western Wyoming Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Western Wyoming Community College and Bates Technical College?▼
Bates Technical College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $50,051 versus $40,939 at Western Wyoming Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025