Broward College vs South Coast College

Fort Lauderdale, FL · Orange, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair FL:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE FL × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Broward College: average net price rose +75.6% from $8,286 (2013) to $14,553 (2023), r² 0.70.
  • 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).
  • Broward College: enrollment shrank -39.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -1,820 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • South Coast College: enrollment shrank -35.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -13 students/yr fitted, r² 0.63.

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 South Coast College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Broward College leads on in-state tuition ($2,830 vs $13,494 at South Coast College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Broward College leads on median debt at graduation ($7,500 vs $20,938 at South Coast College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Broward College leads on 150%-time completion (37.6% vs 18.9% at South Coast College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Broward College and South Coast College?
Broward College leads on in-state tuition at $2,830 versus $13,494 at South Coast College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Broward College and South Coast College?
Broward College leads on median debt at graduation at $7,500 versus $20,938 at South Coast College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Broward College and South Coast College?
Broward College leads on 150%-time completion at 37.6% versus 18.9% at South Coast College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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