Florida State College at Jacksonville vs Alvin Community College

Jacksonville, FL · Alvin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair FL:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • Florida State College at Jacksonville: average net price fell -63.0% from $7,460 (2013) to $2,760 (2023), r² 0.90.
  • Alvin Community College: net price ranged $4,023–$9,913 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -43.1% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Florida State College at Jacksonville: enrollment shrank -29.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -665 students/yr fitted, r² 0.81.
  • Alvin Community College: enrollment shrank -18.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -157 students/yr fitted, r² 0.68.

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: Florida State College at Jacksonville vs Alvin Community College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Alvin Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($4,519 vs $13,562 at Florida State College at Jacksonville)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Alvin Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($4,402 vs $9,992 at Florida State College at Jacksonville)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Florida State College at Jacksonville leads on avg net price ($4,128 vs $8,525 at Alvin Community College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Florida State College at Jacksonville and Alvin Community College?
Alvin Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $4,519 versus $13,562 at Florida State College at Jacksonville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Florida State College at Jacksonville and Alvin Community College?
Alvin Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $4,402 versus $9,992 at Florida State College at Jacksonville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Florida State College at Jacksonville and Alvin Community College?
Florida State College at Jacksonville leads on avg net price at $4,128 versus $8,525 at Alvin 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); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025