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