Anoka-Ramsey Community College vs College of Lake County

Coon Rapids, MN · Grayslake, IL · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MN:IL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × IL
  • 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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • College of Lake County: average net price rose +35.6% from $4,581 (2013) to $6,212 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • Anoka-Ramsey Community College: average net price fell -14.9% from $13,477 (2013) to $11,471 (2023), r² 0.44.
  • Anoka-Ramsey Community College: enrollment shrank -39.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -254 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • College of Lake County: enrollment shrank -22.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -275 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.

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: Anoka-Ramsey Community College vs College of Lake County

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Anoka-Ramsey Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,682 vs $14,400 at College of Lake County)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE College of Lake County leads on avg net price ($7,607 vs $16,434 at Anoka-Ramsey Community College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA College of Lake County leads on median debt at graduation ($8,735 vs $13,500 at Anoka-Ramsey Community College)

Anoka-Ramsey Community College profile · College of Lake County profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Anoka-Ramsey Community College and College of Lake County?
Anoka-Ramsey Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,682 versus $14,400 at College of Lake County. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Anoka-Ramsey Community College and College of Lake County?
College of Lake County leads on avg net price at $7,607 versus $16,434 at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Anoka-Ramsey Community College and College of Lake County?
College of Lake County leads on median debt at graduation at $8,735 versus $13,500 at Anoka-Ramsey 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025