Location
- Northwest Educational Center
- Houston, TX
- College of Lake County
- Grayslake, IL
Northwest Educational Center vs College of Lake County
Houston, TX · Grayslake, IL · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion
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Pair TX:IL
MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- CROSS-STATE TX × IL
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.
Decade path · College Scorecard
Only one enrollment path is a trend
ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023
Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.
- Northwest Educational Center: enrollment ranged 69–246 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
- College of Lake County: enrollment shrank -22.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -275 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
- Northwest Educational Center: average net price rose +30.0% from $8,872 (2013) to $11,535 (2023), r² 0.57.
- College of Lake County: average net price rose +35.6% from $4,581 (2013) to $6,212 (2023), r² 0.68.
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
Type
- Northwest Educational Center
- Private For-Profit
- College of Lake County
- Public
Undergraduate Enrollment
- College of Lake County
- 9,420
150%-Time Completion
- College of Lake County
- 37.8%
Median Earnings (10 yr)
- Northwest Educational Center
- $25,442
- College of Lake County
- $43,424
Median Earnings (6 yr)
- Northwest Educational Center
- $23,502
- College of Lake County
- $36,407
Avg Net Price
- Northwest Educational Center
- $11,265
- College of Lake County
- $7,607
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Northwest Educational Center Houston, TX | College of Lake County Grayslake, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Houston, TX | Grayslake, IL |
| Type | Private For-Profit | Public |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 305 | 9,420 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 75.6% | 37.8% |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $25,442 | $43,424 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $23,502 | $36,407 |
| Avg Net Price | $11,265 | $7,607 |
Largest gaps: Northwest Educational Center vs College of Lake County
- 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Northwest Educational Center leads on 150%-time completion (75.6% vs 37.8% at College of Lake County)
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 College of Lake County leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($43,424 vs $25,442 at Northwest Educational Center)
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 College of Lake County leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($36,407 vs $23,502 at Northwest Educational Center)
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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Northwest Educational Center and College of Lake County?▼
Northwest Educational Center leads on 150%-time completion at 75.6% versus 37.8% at College of Lake County. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Northwest Educational Center and College of Lake County?▼
College of Lake County leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $43,424 versus $25,442 at Northwest Educational Center. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Northwest Educational Center and College of Lake County?▼
College of Lake County leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $36,407 versus $23,502 at Northwest Educational Center. 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