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Lenoir Community College vs Chabot College

Kinston, NC · Hayward, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NC:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings 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.

  • Chabot College: net price ranged $4,192–$6,476 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -15.4% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Lenoir Community College: average net price fell -7.3% from $5,518 (2013) to $5,116 (2023), r² 0.51.
  • Lenoir Community College: enrollment shrank -36.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -81 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • Chabot College: enrollment shrank -10.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -226 students/yr fitted, r² 0.51.

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: Lenoir Community College vs Chabot College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Chabot College leads on in-state tuition ($1,150 vs $2,578 at Lenoir Community College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Lenoir Community College leads on avg net price ($4,127 vs $9,053 at Chabot College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Chabot College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($40,674 vs $27,480 at Lenoir Community College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Lenoir Community College and Chabot College?▼
Chabot College leads on in-state tuition at $1,150 versus $2,578 at Lenoir Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Lenoir Community College and Chabot College?▼
Lenoir Community College leads on avg net price at $4,127 versus $9,053 at Chabot College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Lenoir Community College and Chabot College?▼
Chabot College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $40,674 versus $27,480 at Lenoir 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025