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Big Sandy Community and Technical College vs City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

Prestonsburg, KY · Chicago, IL · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair KY:IL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KY × IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at Big Sandy Community and Technical College and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College: average net price fell -42.4% from $8,515 (2013) to $4,902 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • Big Sandy Community and Technical College: average net price fell -22.5% from $5,846 (2013) to $4,530 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • Big Sandy Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -51.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -184 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College: enrollment shrank -65.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -305 students/yr fitted, r² 0.81.

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: Big Sandy Community and Technical College vs City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Big Sandy Community and Technical College leads on avg net price ($3,873 vs $9,494 at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Big Sandy Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,432 vs $15,150 at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College leads on median debt at graduation ($6,180 vs $9,357 at Big Sandy Community and Technical College)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Big Sandy Community and Technical College and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College?▼
Big Sandy Community and Technical College leads on avg net price at $3,873 versus $9,494 at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Big Sandy Community and Technical College and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College?▼
Big Sandy Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,432 versus $15,150 at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Big Sandy Community and Technical College and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College?▼
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College leads on median debt at graduation at $6,180 versus $9,357 at Big Sandy Community and 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); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025