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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Salisbury, NC · Lowell, MA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NC:MA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × MA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-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.

  • 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).
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College: average net price fell -6.0% from $5,150 (2013) to $4,842 (2023), r² 0.50.
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College: enrollment shrank -30.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -121 students/yr fitted, r² 0.42.
  • 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: Rowan-Cabarrus Community College vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Rowan-Cabarrus Community College leads on in-state tuition ($2,064 vs $16,966 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Rowan-Cabarrus Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,672 vs $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Rowan-Cabarrus Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($9,458 vs $23,704 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College profile · University of Massachusetts-Lowell profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College leads on in-state tuition at $2,064 versus $16,966 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,672 versus $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $9,458 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025