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Jefferson Community and Technical College vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Louisville, KY · Lowell, MA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KY × MA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Jefferson Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -38.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -489 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: enrollment ranged 11,632–13,601 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Jefferson Community and Technical College: net price ranged $5,401–$6,807 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.1% is not a trend (r² 0.20).
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: net price ranged $14,071–$20,079 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +13.9% is not a trend (r² 0.02).

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: Jefferson Community and Technical College vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Jefferson Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,512 vs $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Jefferson Community and Technical College leads on in-state tuition ($4,808 vs $16,966 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Jefferson Community and Technical College leads on avg net price ($6,376 vs $17,163 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)

Jefferson Community and Technical College profile · University of Massachusetts-Lowell profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Jefferson Community and Technical College and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
Jefferson Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,512 versus $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Jefferson Community and Technical College and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
Jefferson Community and Technical College leads on in-state tuition at $4,808 versus $16,966 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Jefferson Community and Technical College and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
Jefferson Community and Technical College leads on avg net price at $6,376 versus $17,163 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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