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Pair IL:PA
PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION
- PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
- CROSS-STATE IL × PA
- 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.
- Westmoreland County Community College: net price ranged $3,456–$7,993 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +73.6% is not a trend (r² 0.28).
- Southwestern Illinois College: average net price fell -24.1% from $9,503 (2013) to $7,210 (2023), r² 0.44.
- Southwestern Illinois College: enrollment shrank -46.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -481 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
- Westmoreland County Community College: enrollment shrank -52.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -299 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
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
Location
Undergraduate Enrollment
Out-of-State Tuition
Avg Net Price
Median Debt at Graduation
In-State Tuition
150%-Time Completion
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL | Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood, PA |
| Location | Belleville, IL | Youngwood, PA |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 5,675 | 2,441 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $6,720 | $14,424 |
| Avg Net Price | $10,427 | $5,167 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $6,908 | $11,000 |
| In-State Tuition | $3,960 | $6,018 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 36.7% | 28.3% |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $30,872 | $35,899 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $36,884 | $37,439 |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Southwestern Illinois College vs Westmoreland County Community College
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Southwestern Illinois College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,720 vs $14,424 at Westmoreland County Community College)
- AVG-NET-PRICE Westmoreland County Community College leads on avg net price ($5,167 vs $10,427 at Southwestern Illinois College)
- MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Southwestern Illinois College leads on median debt at graduation ($6,908 vs $11,000 at Westmoreland County Community College)
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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Southwestern Illinois College and Westmoreland County Community College?▼
Southwestern Illinois College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,720 versus $14,424 at Westmoreland County Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Southwestern Illinois College and Westmoreland County Community College?▼
Westmoreland County Community College leads on avg net price at $5,167 versus $10,427 at Southwestern Illinois College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Southwestern Illinois College and Westmoreland County Community College?▼
Southwestern Illinois College leads on median debt at graduation at $6,908 versus $11,000 at Westmoreland County Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.