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Pair MI:MI
MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- SAME-STATE Same state · MI
- 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.
- Grand Rapids Community College: average net price rose +136.8% from $4,709 (2013) to $11,153 (2023), r² 0.86.
- Grace Christian University: net price ranged $12,408–$14,416 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +9.6% is not a trend (r² 0.21).
- Grace Christian University: enrollment ranged 576–957 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
- Grand Rapids Community College: enrollment shrank -32.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -529 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
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
Location
Type
Undergraduate Enrollment
In-State Tuition
Median Debt at Graduation
150%-Time Completion
Out-of-State Tuition
Avg Net Price
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Grace Christian University Wyoming, MI | Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI |
| Location | Wyoming, MI | Grand Rapids, MI |
| Type | Private Nonprofit | Public |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 716 | 10,698 |
| In-State Tuition | $18,690 | $4,179 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $24,375 | $9,000 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 46.4% | 19.8% |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $18,690 | $12,219 |
| Avg Net Price | $12,404 | $8,621 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 70.7% | 55.7% |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $31,450 | $35,623 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $41,663 | $38,377 |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Grace Christian University vs Grand Rapids Community College
- IN-STATE-TUITION Grand Rapids Community College leads on in-state tuition ($4,179 vs $18,690 at Grace Christian University)
- MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Grand Rapids Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($9,000 vs $24,375 at Grace Christian University)
- 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Grace Christian University leads on 150%-time completion (46.4% vs 19.8% at Grand Rapids Community College)
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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between Grace Christian University and Grand Rapids Community College?▼
Grand Rapids Community College leads on in-state tuition at $4,179 versus $18,690 at Grace Christian University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Grace Christian University and Grand Rapids Community College?▼
Grand Rapids Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $9,000 versus $24,375 at Grace Christian University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Grace Christian University and Grand Rapids Community College?▼
Grace Christian University leads on 150%-time completion at 46.4% versus 19.8% at Grand Rapids Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.