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Kaskaskia College vs Seattle Central College

Centralia, IL · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair IL:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × WA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • Kaskaskia College: average net price rose +30.8% from $5,230 (2013) to $6,839 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • Seattle Central College: net price ranged $3,745–$6,612 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +17.9% is not a trend (r² 0.33).
  • Kaskaskia College: enrollment shrank -40.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -111 students/yr fitted, r² 0.65.
  • Seattle Central College: enrollment ranged 2,412–3,879 (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: Kaskaskia College vs Seattle Central College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Kaskaskia College leads on median debt at graduation ($3,750 vs $12,000 at Seattle Central College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Seattle Central College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,745 vs $12,570 at Kaskaskia College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Kaskaskia College leads on 150%-time completion (48.6% vs 31.5% at Seattle Central College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Kaskaskia College and Seattle Central College?▼
Kaskaskia College leads on median debt at graduation at $3,750 versus $12,000 at Seattle Central College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Kaskaskia College and Seattle Central College?▼
Seattle Central College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,745 versus $12,570 at Kaskaskia College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Kaskaskia College and Seattle Central College?▼
Kaskaskia College leads on 150%-time completion at 48.6% versus 31.5% at Seattle Central College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025