Southern Technical College vs College of Lake County

Orlando, FL · Grayslake, IL · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE FL × IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

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.

  • Southern Technical College: net price ranged $13,205–$23,489 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +75.2% is not a trend (r² 0.29).
  • College of Lake County: average net price rose +35.6% from $4,581 (2013) to $6,212 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • Southern Technical College: enrollment ranged 1,204–1,712 (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: Southern Technical College vs College of Lake County

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT College of Lake County leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (67.1% vs 22.7% at Southern Technical College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE College of Lake County leads on avg net price ($7,607 vs $20,623 at Southern Technical College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Southern Technical College leads on 150%-time completion (58.8% vs 37.8% at College of Lake County)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Southern Technical College and College of Lake County?
College of Lake County leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 67.1% versus 22.7% at Southern Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Southern Technical College and College of Lake County?
College of Lake County leads on avg net price at $7,607 versus $20,623 at Southern Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Southern Technical College and College of Lake County?
Southern Technical College leads on 150%-time completion at 58.8% versus 37.8% 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); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025