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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Black Hawk College
  • Lake Land College

What stands out

Lake Land College has the lower average net price, Lake Land College reports the higher graduation rate, Lake Land College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Lake Land College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Black Hawk College compared with Lake Land College
MetricBlack Hawk CollegeMoline, ILPublic · Less than 2-yearLake Land CollegeMattoon, ILPublic · Less than 2-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rateLowest median debtHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$6,944$2,254lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$12,291$10,276
In-state tuition$4,920$4,415
Out-of-state tuition$8,100$14,301
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.41%56%highest
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$8,375$6,188lowest
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$37,253$38,877highest
Campus
Undergraduates2,3542,448

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.