Gaston College vs Miami Dade College

Dallas, NC · Miami, FL · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair NC:FL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × FL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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 Gaston College 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.
  • Gaston College: average net price fell -47.3% from $10,910 (2013) to $5,752 (2023), r² 0.43.
  • Gaston College: enrollment shrank -41.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -276 students/yr fitted, r² 0.72.
  • 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: Gaston College vs Miami Dade College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Gaston College leads on 150%-time completion (58.6% vs 45.3% at Miami Dade College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Miami Dade College leads on avg net price ($5,463 vs $6,592 at Gaston College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Miami Dade College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($40,654 vs $35,386 at Gaston College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Gaston College and Miami Dade College?
Gaston College leads on 150%-time completion at 58.6% versus 45.3% at Miami Dade College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Gaston College and Miami Dade College?
Miami Dade College leads on avg net price at $5,463 versus $6,592 at Gaston College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Gaston College and Miami Dade College?
Miami Dade College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $40,654 versus $35,386 at Gaston College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025