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Martin Community College vs Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College

Williamston, NC · Ruidoso, NM · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair NC:NM

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × NM
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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

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.

  • Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College: average net price fell -49.8% from $8,422 (2013) to $4,230 (2023), r² 0.72.
  • Martin Community College: net price ranged $3,337–$6,700 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -29.1% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
  • Martin Community College: enrollment ranged 264–572 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College: enrollment ranged 313–568 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Martin Community College vs Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($3,268 vs $8,667 at Martin Community College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College leads on in-state tuition ($1,372 vs $2,523 at Martin Community College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Martin Community College leads on 150%-time completion (38.3% vs 21.6% at Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Martin Community College and Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College?▼
Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $3,268 versus $8,667 at Martin Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Martin Community College and Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College?▼
Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College leads on in-state tuition at $1,372 versus $2,523 at Martin Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Martin Community College and Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College?▼
Martin Community College leads on 150%-time completion at 38.3% versus 21.6% at Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025