Delta College South vs College of Lake County

Baton Rouge, LA · Grayslake, IL · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair LA:IL

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE LA × IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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.
  • Delta College South: net price ranged $14,191–$19,126 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +21.4% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Delta College South: enrollment ranged 98–235 (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: Delta College South vs College of Lake County

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE College of Lake County leads on avg net price ($7,607 vs $21,331 at Delta College South)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Delta College South leads on 150%-time completion (58.0% vs 37.8% at College of Lake County)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Delta College South leads on median debt at graduation ($5,845 vs $8,735 at College of Lake County)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Delta College South and College of Lake County?
College of Lake County leads on avg net price at $7,607 versus $21,331 at Delta College South. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Delta College South and College of Lake County?
Delta College South leads on 150%-time completion at 58.0% versus 37.8% at College of Lake County. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Delta College South and College of Lake County?
Delta College South leads on median debt at graduation at $5,845 versus $8,735 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); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025