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Dakota County Technical College vs City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

Rosemount, MN · Chicago, 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-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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 Dakota County 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.
  • Dakota County Technical College: average net price fell -24.1% from $14,681 (2013) to $11,140 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • Dakota County Technical College: enrollment shrank -21.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -43 students/yr fitted, r² 0.61.
  • 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: Dakota County Technical College vs City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Dakota County Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,679 vs $15,150 at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Dakota County Technical College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($46,398 vs $22,119 at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Dakota County Technical College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($51,938 vs $28,467 at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Dakota County Technical College and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College?▼
Dakota County Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,679 versus $15,150 at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Dakota County Technical College and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College?▼
Dakota County Technical College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $46,398 versus $22,119 at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Dakota County Technical College and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College?▼
Dakota County Technical College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $51,938 versus $28,467 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025