Baker College vs College of Lake County

Owosso, MI · Grayslake, IL · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MI:IL

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MI × IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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.

  • College of Lake County: average net price rose +35.6% from $4,581 (2013) to $6,212 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • Baker College: net price ranged $11,710–$15,171 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +29.6% is not a trend (r² 0.38).
  • Baker College: enrollment ranged 3,026–24,023 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • 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: Baker College vs College of Lake County

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA College of Lake County leads on median debt at graduation ($8,735 vs $25,000 at Baker College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION College of Lake County leads on in-state tuition ($4,788 vs $13,000 at Baker College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE College of Lake County leads on avg net price ($7,607 vs $13,157 at Baker College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Baker College and College of Lake County?
College of Lake County leads on median debt at graduation at $8,735 versus $25,000 at Baker College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Baker College and College of Lake County?
College of Lake County leads on in-state tuition at $4,788 versus $13,000 at Baker College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Baker College and College of Lake County?
College of Lake County leads on avg net price at $7,607 versus $13,157 at Baker 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