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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Clover Park Technical College
  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology

What stands out

Lake Washington Institute of Technology has the lower average net price, Clover Park Technical College reports the higher graduation rate, Lake Washington Institute of Technology reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Clover Park Technical College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Clover Park Technical College compared with Lake Washington Institute of Technology
MetricClover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, WAPublic · Less than 2-yearHighest graduation rateLowest median debtLake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, WAPublic · Less than 2-yearLowest net priceHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$9,864$6,817lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$18,882$16,339
In-state tuition$6,634$5,997
Out-of-state tuition$6,634$12,062
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.42%highest38%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$12,112lowest$15,047
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$41,787$50,669highest
Campus
Undergraduates2,6362,406

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.