Fresno City College vs Southwestern Illinois College

Fresno, CA · Belleville, IL · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:IL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-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 Fresno City College and Southwestern Illinois 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.

  • Fresno City College: average net price fell -65.5% from $4,924 (2013) to $1,699 (2023), r² 0.40.
  • Southwestern Illinois College: average net price fell -24.1% from $9,503 (2013) to $7,210 (2023), r² 0.44.
  • Fresno City College: enrollment ranged 15,554–21,234 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Southwestern Illinois College: enrollment shrank -46.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -481 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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: Fresno City College vs Southwestern Illinois College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Fresno City College leads on in-state tuition ($1,334 vs $3,960 at Southwestern Illinois College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Fresno City College leads on median debt at graduation ($4,058 vs $6,908 at Southwestern Illinois College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Southwestern Illinois College leads on 150%-time completion (36.7% vs 23.5% at Fresno City College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Fresno City College and Southwestern Illinois College?
Fresno City College leads on in-state tuition at $1,334 versus $3,960 at Southwestern Illinois College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Fresno City College and Southwestern Illinois College?
Fresno City College leads on median debt at graduation at $4,058 versus $6,908 at Southwestern Illinois College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Fresno City College and Southwestern Illinois College?
Southwestern Illinois College leads on 150%-time completion at 36.7% versus 23.5% at Fresno City College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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