Skagit Valley College vs College of Lake County

Mount Vernon, WA · Grayslake, IL · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair WA:IL

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

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

  • College of Lake County: average net price rose +35.6% from $4,581 (2013) to $6,212 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • Skagit Valley College: average net price fell -30.7% from $8,820 (2013) to $6,116 (2023), r² 0.79.
  • Skagit Valley College: enrollment ranged 2,560–3,695 (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.

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: Skagit Valley College vs College of Lake County

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Skagit Valley College leads on out-of-state tuition ($7,500 vs $14,400 at College of Lake County)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA College of Lake County leads on median debt at graduation ($8,735 vs $13,805 at Skagit Valley College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Skagit Valley College leads on avg net price ($6,064 vs $7,607 at College of Lake County)

Skagit Valley College profile · College of Lake County profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Skagit Valley College and College of Lake County?
Skagit Valley College leads on out-of-state tuition at $7,500 versus $14,400 at College of Lake County. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Skagit Valley College and College of Lake County?
College of Lake County leads on median debt at graduation at $8,735 versus $13,805 at Skagit Valley College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Skagit Valley College and College of Lake County?
Skagit Valley College leads on avg net price at $6,064 versus $7,607 at College of Lake County. 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