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