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Owensboro Community and Technical College vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Owensboro, KY · Lowell, MA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KY × MA
  • 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.

  • Owensboro Community and Technical College: average net price fell -29.9% from $6,602 (2013) to $4,627 (2023), r² 0.71.
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: net price ranged $14,071–$20,079 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +13.9% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Owensboro Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -21.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -64 students/yr fitted, r² 0.49.
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: enrollment ranged 11,632–13,601 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Owensboro Community and Technical College vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Owensboro Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,432 vs $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Owensboro Community and Technical College leads on in-state tuition ($4,728 vs $16,966 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Owensboro Community and Technical College leads on median debt at graduation ($7,933 vs $23,704 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)

Owensboro Community and Technical College profile · University of Massachusetts-Lowell profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Owensboro Community and Technical College and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
Owensboro Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,432 versus $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Owensboro Community and Technical College and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
Owensboro Community and Technical College leads on in-state tuition at $4,728 versus $16,966 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Owensboro Community and Technical College and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
Owensboro Community and Technical College leads on median debt at graduation at $7,933 versus $23,704 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. 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