Baker College vs South Coast College

Owosso, MI · Orange, CA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair MI:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MI × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Baker College: enrollment ranged 3,026–24,023 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • South Coast College: enrollment shrank -35.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -13 students/yr fitted, r² 0.63.
  • Baker College: net price ranged $11,710–$15,171 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +29.6% is not a trend (r² 0.38).
  • South Coast College: net price ranged $13,061–$31,138 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +20.5% is not a trend (r² 0.11).

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: Baker College vs South Coast College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Baker College leads on 150%-time completion (33.5% vs 18.9% at South Coast College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Baker College leads on avg net price ($13,157 vs $16,534 at South Coast College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 South Coast College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($44,897 vs $35,833 at Baker College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Baker College and South Coast College?
Baker College leads on 150%-time completion at 33.5% versus 18.9% at South Coast College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Baker College and South Coast College?
Baker College leads on avg net price at $13,157 versus $16,534 at South Coast College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Baker College and South Coast College?
South Coast College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $44,897 versus $35,833 at Baker College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025