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Minnesota West Community and Technical College vs City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

Granite Falls, MN · Chicago, IL · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MN:IL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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.

  • City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College: average net price fell -42.4% from $8,515 (2013) to $4,902 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • Minnesota West Community and Technical College: average net price rose +14.4% from $10,402 (2013) to $11,898 (2023), r² 0.66.
  • Minnesota West Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -21.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -36 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College: enrollment shrank -65.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -305 students/yr fitted, r² 0.81.

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: Minnesota West Community and Technical College vs City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Minnesota West Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,491 vs $15,150 at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Minnesota West Community and Technical College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($39,894 vs $22,119 at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College leads on median debt at graduation ($6,180 vs $10,987 at Minnesota West Community and Technical College)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Minnesota West Community and Technical College and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College?▼
Minnesota West Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,491 versus $15,150 at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Minnesota West Community and Technical College and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College?▼
Minnesota West Community and Technical College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $39,894 versus $22,119 at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Minnesota West Community and Technical College and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College?▼
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College leads on median debt at graduation at $6,180 versus $10,987 at Minnesota West 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025