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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.

  • Lehigh Carbon Community College
  • Luzerne County Community College

What stands out

Lehigh Carbon Community College has the lower average net price, Lehigh Carbon Community College reports the higher graduation rate, while Lehigh Carbon Community College reports higher median earnings ten years on. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Lehigh Carbon Community College compared with Luzerne County Community College
MetricLehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, PAPublic · 2-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rateHighest median earningsLuzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke, PAPublic · 2-year
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$9,203lowest$9,433
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$15,405$14,499
In-state tuition$5,280$6,600
Out-of-state tuition$13,270$16,260
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.29%highest22%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$11,000lowest$11,000lowest
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$42,436highest$40,437
Campus
Undergraduates4,1483,317

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.