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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology vs City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

Lancaster, PA · Chicago, IL · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology: average net price rose +103.5% from $6,530 (2013) to $13,291 (2023), r² 0.77.
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College: average net price fell -42.4% from $8,515 (2013) to $4,902 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology: enrollment grew +64.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +51 students/yr fitted, r² 0.85.
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College: enrollment shrank -65.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -305 students/yr fitted, r² 0.81.

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: Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology vs City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology leads on 150%-time completion (65.2% vs 28.9% at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($48,985 vs $22,119 at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (83.5% vs 41.0% at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College?▼
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology leads on 150%-time completion at 65.2% versus 28.9% at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College?▼
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $48,985 versus $22,119 at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College?▼
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 83.5% versus 41.0% at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025