Grace Christian University vs Grand Rapids Community College

Wyoming, MI · Grand Rapids, MI · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

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

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Grace Christian University vs Grand Rapids Community College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Grand Rapids Community College leads on in-state tuition ($4,179 vs $18,690 at Grace Christian University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Grand Rapids Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($9,000 vs $24,375 at Grace Christian University)
  3. 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.

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