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Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield vs Bluegrass Community and Technical College

South Plainfield, NJ · Lexington, KY · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NJ × KY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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 Technical Institute-South Plainfield: average net price rose +99.8% from $14,387 (2013) to $28,743 (2023), r² 0.83.
  • Bluegrass Community and Technical College: average net price fell -17.6% from $7,188 (2013) to $5,920 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield: enrollment ranged 255–340 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Bluegrass Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -26.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -228 students/yr fitted, r² 0.72.

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 Technical Institute-South Plainfield vs Bluegrass Community and Technical College

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Bluegrass Community and Technical College leads on avg net price ($6,113 vs $31,575 at Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield leads on 150%-time completion (76.5% vs 40.5% at Bluegrass Community and Technical College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($42,500 vs $32,081 at Bluegrass Community and Technical College)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield and Bluegrass Community and Technical College?▼
Bluegrass Community and Technical College leads on avg net price at $6,113 versus $31,575 at Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield and Bluegrass Community and Technical College?▼
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield leads on 150%-time completion at 76.5% versus 40.5% at Bluegrass Community and Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield and Bluegrass Community and Technical College?▼
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $42,500 versus $32,081 at Bluegrass 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); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025