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Ferris State University vs Woodland Community College

Big Rapids, MI · Woodland, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MI:CA

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MI × CA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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

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.

  • Woodland Community College: net price ranged $3,768–$6,221 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -17.5% is not a trend (r² 0.30).
  • Ferris State University: average net price fell -12.9% from $14,010 (2013) to $12,202 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • Ferris State University: enrollment shrank -36.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -519 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Woodland Community College: enrollment ranged 2,294–3,311 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Ferris State University vs Woodland Community College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Woodland Community College leads on in-state tuition ($1,124 vs $14,778 at Ferris State University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Woodland Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($7,656 vs $14,778 at Ferris State University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Ferris State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($54,735 vs $40,042 at Woodland Community College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Ferris State University and Woodland Community College?▼
Woodland Community College leads on in-state tuition at $1,124 versus $14,778 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Ferris State University and Woodland Community College?▼
Woodland Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $7,656 versus $14,778 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Ferris State University and Woodland Community College?▼
Ferris State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $54,735 versus $40,042 at Woodland Community 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