North Shore Community College vs College of Lake County

Danvers, MA · Grayslake, IL · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair MA:IL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • College of Lake County: average net price rose +35.6% from $4,581 (2013) to $6,212 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • North Shore Community College: net price ranged $7,321–$9,129 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -15.9% is not a trend (r² 0.10).
  • North Shore Community College: enrollment shrank -47.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -356 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • College of Lake County: enrollment shrank -22.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -275 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.

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: North Shore Community College vs College of Lake County

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI College of Lake County leads on 150%-time completion (37.8% vs 17.8% at North Shore Community College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI North Shore Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($10,920 vs $14,400 at College of Lake County)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE College of Lake County leads on avg net price ($7,607 vs $9,000 at North Shore Community College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between North Shore Community College and College of Lake County?
College of Lake County leads on 150%-time completion at 37.8% versus 17.8% at North Shore Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between North Shore Community College and College of Lake County?
North Shore Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $10,920 versus $14,400 at College of Lake County. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between North Shore Community College and College of Lake County?
College of Lake County leads on avg net price at $7,607 versus $9,000 at North Shore 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); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025