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Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology vs College of Lake County

Pleasant Gap, PA · Grayslake, IL · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.
  • Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology: net price ranged $8,084–$13,976 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -1.1% is not a trend (r² 0.30).
  • Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology: enrollment shrank -35.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -13 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • 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: Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology vs College of Lake County

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology leads on 150%-time completion (91.9% vs 37.8% at College of Lake County)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE College of Lake County leads on avg net price ($7,607 vs $9,857 at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($41,196 vs $36,407 at College of Lake County)

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology profile · College of Lake County profile · Compare other colleges

150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology and College of Lake County?▼
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology leads on 150%-time completion at 91.9% versus 37.8% at College of Lake County. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology and College of Lake County?▼
College of Lake County leads on avg net price at $7,607 versus $9,857 at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology and College of Lake County?▼
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $41,196 versus $36,407 at College of Lake County. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025