Greenfield Community College vs College of Lake County

Greenfield, MA · Grayslake, IL · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair MA:IL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × IL
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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.
  • Greenfield Community College: net price ranged $8,081–$12,350 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -27.4% is not a trend (r² 0.34).
  • Greenfield Community College: enrollment shrank -37.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -89 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • 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: Greenfield Community College vs College of Lake County

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI College of Lake County leads on 150%-time completion (37.8% vs 25.9% at Greenfield Community College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 College of Lake County leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($36,407 vs $27,778 at Greenfield Community College)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION College of Lake County leads on in-state tuition ($4,788 vs $5,810 at Greenfield Community College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Greenfield Community College and College of Lake County?▼
College of Lake County leads on 150%-time completion at 37.8% versus 25.9% at Greenfield Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Greenfield Community College and College of Lake County?▼
College of Lake County leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $36,407 versus $27,778 at Greenfield Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Greenfield Community College and College of Lake County?▼
College of Lake County leads on in-state tuition at $4,788 versus $5,810 at Greenfield Community 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