Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus vs. Lincoln Trail College

Northwestern College Southwestern Campus vs. Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Lincoln Trail College comparison

	Northwestern College Southwestern Campus	Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Lincoln Trail College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus	Lincoln Trail College
Location	Bridgeview, IL	Robinson, IL
Setting	Large Suburban	Distant Town
Enrollment	514	636
Type	Private 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	Non-profit
Website	nc.edu	iecc.edu
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Costs	Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus	Lincoln Trail College
Tuition (In State)	$18,280	$3,200
Tuition (Out of State)	$18,280	$10,928
Room & Board	$8,100	$7,338
Avg Net Price	$27,633	$4,702
Avg Grant Aid	$2,684	$7,812
% Receiving Grant Aid	91%	99%

Admission	Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus	Lincoln Trail College
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Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus	Lincoln Trail College
Student to Faculty Ratio	12:1	17:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (52%) Business (20%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (14%) Legal Professions (14%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (41%) Health Professions (33%) Engineering Technology (10%) Precision Production Trades (7%) Agriculture (3%)
Outcomes	Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus	Lincoln Trail College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$32,000	$36,300
Making Student Loan Payments	22%	50%
Median Student Loan Debt	$27,000	$4,500
Median Loan Payment	$279	$46

Diversity	Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus	Lincoln Trail College
% Men	7%	44%
% Women	93%	56%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	21%	88%
% Black	46%	5%
% Hispanic	15%	2%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	13%	3%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	3%	0%

Students	Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus	Lincoln Trail College
% In-State	74%	88%
% Out-of-State	26%	4%
Campus	Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus	Lincoln Trail College
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Lincoln Trail College is larger than than Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus based on total student enrollment (636 students vs. 514 students)

Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus vs. Lincoln Trail College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus or Lincoln Trail College?

• Northwestern College Southwestern Campus is 105.3% more expensive to attend than Lincoln Trail College for in-state tuition ($18,280.00 vs. $8,902.00)
• Out of state tuition is 67.3% higher at Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus than Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Lincoln Trail College ($18,280.00 vs. $10,928.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Lincoln Trail College than Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus ($4,702 vs. $27,633)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Lincoln Trail College are 10.4% lower than costs at Northwestern College Southwestern Campus ($7,338 vs. $8,100)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Lincoln Trail College than Northwestern College Southwestern Campus (99% vs. 91%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Lincoln Trail College students is 191.1% larger than aid received Northwestern College Southwestern Campus ($7,812 vs. $2,684)

Which college is harder to get into, Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus or Lincoln Trail College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Lincoln Trail College or Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus .

Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus vs. Lincoln Trail College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus or Lincoln Trail College? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Lincoln Trail College and Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus.

• Graduates from Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Lincoln Trail College earn on average $4,300 more per year than Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus graduates after ten years. ($36,300 vs. $32,000)
• Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Lincoln Trail College students graduate with a $22,500 lower median federal student loan debt than Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus graduates. ($4,500 vs. $27,000)
• Lincoln Trail College graduates are paying $233 less per month on federal student loans than Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus graduates. ($46 vs. $279)
• More Lincoln Trail College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus students, three years after graduation. (50% vs. 22%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/