Iowa Lakes Community College vs Maria College of Albany

Estherville, IA · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair IA:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE IA × NY
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 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.

  • Maria College of Albany: average net price rose +24.5% from $12,893 (2013) to $16,055 (2023), r² 0.54.
  • Iowa Lakes Community College: net price ranged $8,883–$13,200 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.4% is not a trend (r² 0.33).
  • Iowa Lakes Community College: enrollment shrank -42.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -63 students/yr fitted, r² 0.81.
  • Maria College of Albany: enrollment ranged 702–876 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Iowa Lakes Community College vs Maria College of Albany

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Iowa Lakes Community College leads on in-state tuition ($7,392 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Iowa Lakes Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($7,872 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Iowa Lakes Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($12,000 vs $20,528 at Maria College of Albany)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Iowa Lakes Community College and Maria College of Albany?
Iowa Lakes Community College leads on in-state tuition at $7,392 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Iowa Lakes Community College and Maria College of Albany?
Iowa Lakes Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $7,872 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Iowa Lakes Community College and Maria College of Albany?
Iowa Lakes Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $12,000 versus $20,528 at Maria College of Albany. 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