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Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology vs Piedmont Technical College

Wichita, KS · Greenwood, SC · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KS × SC
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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

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.

  • Piedmont Technical College: average net price rose +45.3% from $7,473 (2013) to $10,862 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology: net price ranged $9,247–$13,875 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +16.2% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology: enrollment grew +64.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +107 students/yr fitted, r² 0.70.
  • Piedmont Technical College: enrollment shrank -26.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -110 students/yr fitted, r² 0.45.

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: Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology vs Piedmont Technical College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $15,000 at Piedmont Technical College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Piedmont Technical College leads on in-state tuition ($4,775 vs $7,238 at Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology leads on avg net price ($8,805 vs $11,366 at Piedmont Technical College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology and Piedmont Technical College?▼
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $15,000 at Piedmont Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology and Piedmont Technical College?▼
Piedmont Technical College leads on in-state tuition at $4,775 versus $7,238 at Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology and Piedmont Technical College?▼
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology leads on avg net price at $8,805 versus $11,366 at Piedmont 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); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025