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San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Visalia, CA · Lowell, MA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × MA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia: average net price rose +27.8% from $22,770 (2013) to $29,092 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • 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).
  • San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia: enrollment ranged 1,616–6,400 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • 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: San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia leads on median debt at graduation ($10,674 vs $23,704 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (75.3% vs 36.0% at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on 150%-time completion (67.4% vs 35.1% at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia leads on median debt at graduation at $10,674 versus $23,704 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 75.3% versus 36.0% at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on 150%-time completion at 67.4% versus 35.1% at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025