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Pair PA:NC
PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION
- PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
- CROSS-STATE PA × NC
- NET-PAR Net near-par
- EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
- 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
One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not
NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023
Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.
- Lehigh Carbon Community College: average net price rose +75.2% from $5,460 (2013) to $9,568 (2023), r² 0.78.
- Wake Technical Community College: average net price fell -22.9% from $8,991 (2013) to $6,935 (2023), r² 0.63.
- Lehigh Carbon Community College: enrollment shrank -25.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -153 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.
- Wake Technical Community College: enrollment ranged 18,002–20,351 (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
Location
Undergraduate Enrollment
In-State Tuition
Out-of-State Tuition
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
150%-Time Completion
Median Debt at Graduation
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Avg Net Price
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville, PA | Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC |
| Location | Schnecksville, PA | Raleigh, NC |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 4,148 | 19,675 |
| In-State Tuition | $5,280 | $2,254 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $13,270 | $6,862 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 69.4% | 55.0% |
| 150%-Time Completion | 29.3% | 32.2% |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $11,000 | $12,000 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $37,577 | $35,300 |
| Avg Net Price | $9,203 | $8,759 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $42,436 | $41,769 |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Lehigh Carbon Community College vs Wake Technical Community College
- IN-STATE-TUITION Wake Technical Community College leads on in-state tuition ($2,254 vs $5,280 at Lehigh Carbon Community College)
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Wake Technical Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,862 vs $13,270 at Lehigh Carbon Community College)
- LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Lehigh Carbon Community College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (69.4% vs 55.0% at Wake Technical Community College)
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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between Lehigh Carbon Community College and Wake Technical Community College?▼
Wake Technical Community College leads on in-state tuition at $2,254 versus $5,280 at Lehigh Carbon Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Lehigh Carbon Community College and Wake Technical Community College?▼
Wake Technical Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,862 versus $13,270 at Lehigh Carbon Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Lehigh Carbon Community College and Wake Technical Community College?▼
Lehigh Carbon Community College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 69.4% versus 55.0% at Wake Technical Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.