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Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park vs Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Melrose Park, IL · Minneapolis, MN · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair IL:MN

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE IL × MN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park: average net price rose +106.7% from $11,772 (2013) to $24,334 (2023), r² 0.60.
  • Minneapolis Community and Technical College: average net price fell -8.5% from $14,467 (2013) to $13,235 (2023), r² 0.50.
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park: enrollment grew +118.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +71 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • Minneapolis Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -46.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -422 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.

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: Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park vs Minneapolis Community and Technical College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park leads on 150%-time completion (66.8% vs 18.2% at Minneapolis Community and Technical College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Minneapolis Community and Technical College leads on avg net price ($13,812 vs $25,598 at Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park leads on median debt at graduation ($11,250 vs $17,954 at Minneapolis Community and Technical College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park and Minneapolis Community and Technical College?▼
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park leads on 150%-time completion at 66.8% versus 18.2% at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park and Minneapolis Community and Technical College?▼
Minneapolis Community and Technical College leads on avg net price at $13,812 versus $25,598 at Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park and Minneapolis Community and Technical College?▼
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park leads on median debt at graduation at $11,250 versus $17,954 at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025