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American Career College-Los Angeles vs Miami Dade College

Los Angeles, CA · Miami, FL · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair CA:FL

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × FL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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

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.

  • Miami Dade College: average net price fell -59.4% from $14,614 (2013) to $5,929 (2023), r² 0.66.
  • American Career College-Los Angeles: net price ranged $18,560–$28,592 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.3% is not a trend (r² 0.17).
  • American Career College-Los Angeles: enrollment ranged 1,237–2,066 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Miami Dade College: enrollment shrank -43.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -2,679 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.

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: American Career College-Los Angeles vs Miami Dade College

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Miami Dade College leads on avg net price ($5,463 vs $32,408 at American Career College-Los Angeles)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI American Career College-Los Angeles leads on 150%-time completion (73.7% vs 45.3% at Miami Dade College)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Miami Dade College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (51.5% vs 38.3% at American Career College-Los Angeles)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between American Career College-Los Angeles and Miami Dade College?▼
Miami Dade College leads on avg net price at $5,463 versus $32,408 at American Career College-Los Angeles. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between American Career College-Los Angeles and Miami Dade College?▼
American Career College-Los Angeles leads on 150%-time completion at 73.7% versus 45.3% at Miami Dade College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between American Career College-Los Angeles and Miami Dade College?▼
Miami Dade College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 51.5% versus 38.3% at American Career College-Los Angeles. 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