CET-San Jose vs City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

San Jose, CA · Chicago, IL · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair CA:IL

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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

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.

  • City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College: average net price fell -42.4% from $8,515 (2013) to $4,902 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • CET-San Jose: average net price rose +16.6% from $12,906 (2013) to $15,045 (2023), r² 0.47.
  • CET-San Jose: enrollment shrank -49.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -22 students/yr fitted, r² 0.77.
  • 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: CET-San Jose vs City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI CET-San Jose leads on 150%-time completion (79.6% vs 28.9% at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College leads on avg net price ($9,494 vs $16,101 at CET-San Jose)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 CET-San Jose leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($33,264 vs $22,119 at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between CET-San Jose and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College?
CET-San Jose leads on 150%-time completion at 79.6% versus 28.9% at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between CET-San Jose and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College?
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College leads on avg net price at $9,494 versus $16,101 at CET-San Jose. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between CET-San Jose and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College?
CET-San Jose leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $33,264 versus $22,119 at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College. 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