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Fortis Institute vs Miami Dade College

Houston, TX · Miami, FL · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair TX:FL

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × FL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at Fortis Institute and Miami Dade College both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • Miami Dade College: average net price fell -59.4% from $14,614 (2013) to $5,929 (2023), r² 0.66.
  • Fortis Institute: average net price fell -29.0% from $21,595 (2013) to $15,326 (2023), r² 0.44.
  • Fortis Institute: enrollment ranged 295–456 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Miami Dade College: enrollment shrank -43.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -2,679 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.

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: Fortis Institute vs Miami Dade College

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Miami Dade College leads on avg net price ($5,463 vs $18,332 at Fortis Institute)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Miami Dade College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (51.5% vs 24.1% at Fortis Institute)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Fortis Institute leads on 150%-time completion (64.3% vs 45.3% at Miami Dade College)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Fortis Institute and Miami Dade College?▼
Miami Dade College leads on avg net price at $5,463 versus $18,332 at Fortis Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Fortis Institute and Miami Dade College?▼
Miami Dade College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 51.5% versus 24.1% at Fortis Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Fortis Institute and Miami Dade College?▼
Fortis Institute leads on 150%-time completion at 64.3% versus 45.3% at Miami Dade 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