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Triton College vs Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park

River Grove, IL · Melrose Park, IL · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-NET

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park: average net price rose +106.7% from $11,772 (2013) to $24,334 (2023), r² 0.60.
  • Triton College: net price ranged $4,427–$6,937 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.9% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Triton College: enrollment shrank -32.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -371 students/yr fitted, r² 0.86.
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park: enrollment grew +118.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +71 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: Triton College vs Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Triton College leads on avg net price ($4,138 vs $25,598 at Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park leads on 150%-time completion (66.8% vs 29.0% at Triton College)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Triton College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (56.8% vs 44.8% at Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Triton College and Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park?▼
Triton College leads on avg net price at $4,138 versus $25,598 at Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Triton College and Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park?▼
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park leads on 150%-time completion at 66.8% versus 29.0% at Triton College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Triton College and Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park?▼
Triton College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 56.8% versus 44.8% at Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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