Kent State University at Ashtabula vs Miami Dade College

Ashtabula, OH · Miami, FL · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair OH:FL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × FL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • Miami Dade College: average net price fell -59.4% from $14,614 (2013) to $5,929 (2023), r² 0.66.
  • Kent State University at Ashtabula: net price ranged $8,101–$12,708 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.2% is not a trend (r² 0.06).
  • Kent State University at Ashtabula: enrollment shrank -40.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -92 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • 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: Kent State University at Ashtabula vs Miami Dade College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Miami Dade College leads on median debt at graduation ($9,252 vs $24,500 at Kent State University at Ashtabula)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Miami Dade College leads on in-state tuition ($2,838 vs $7,492 at Kent State University at Ashtabula)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Miami Dade College leads on avg net price ($5,463 vs $12,205 at Kent State University at Ashtabula)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Kent State University at Ashtabula and Miami Dade College?
Miami Dade College leads on median debt at graduation at $9,252 versus $24,500 at Kent State University at Ashtabula. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Kent State University at Ashtabula and Miami Dade College?
Miami Dade College leads on in-state tuition at $2,838 versus $7,492 at Kent State University at Ashtabula. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Kent State University at Ashtabula and Miami Dade College?
Miami Dade College leads on avg net price at $5,463 versus $12,205 at Kent State University at Ashtabula. 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