Broward College vs Northwestern Michigan College

Fort Lauderdale, FL · Traverse City, MI · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair FL:MI

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-NET

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × MI
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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.

  • Broward College: average net price rose +75.6% from $8,286 (2013) to $14,553 (2023), r² 0.70.
  • Northwestern Michigan College: average net price fell -37.1% from $8,333 (2013) to $5,243 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • Broward College: enrollment shrank -39.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -1,820 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • Northwestern Michigan College: enrollment shrank -37.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -163 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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: Broward College vs Northwestern Michigan College

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Northwestern Michigan College leads on avg net price ($6,231 vs $14,506 at Broward College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Broward College leads on in-state tuition ($2,830 vs $5,860 at Northwestern Michigan College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Broward College leads on median debt at graduation ($7,500 vs $12,500 at Northwestern Michigan College)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Broward College and Northwestern Michigan College?
Northwestern Michigan College leads on avg net price at $6,231 versus $14,506 at Broward College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Broward College and Northwestern Michigan College?
Broward College leads on in-state tuition at $2,830 versus $5,860 at Northwestern Michigan College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Broward College and Northwestern Michigan College?
Broward College leads on median debt at graduation at $7,500 versus $12,500 at Northwestern Michigan College. 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