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Pair MS:WA
MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-NET
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- CROSS-STATE MS × WA
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price
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.
- Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle: average net price rose +65.3% from $18,564 (2013) to $30,692 (2023), r² 0.50.
- Meridian Community College: net price ranged $5,365–$6,811 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +21.3% is not a trend (r² 0.09).
- Meridian Community College: enrollment shrank -43.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -149 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.
- Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle: enrollment shrank -45.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -25 students/yr fitted, r² 0.51.
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
Avg Net Price
Median Debt at Graduation
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Meridian Community College Meridian, MS | Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle Seattle, WA |
| Location | Meridian, MS | Seattle, WA |
| Type | Public | Private For-Profit |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 2,156 | 154 |
| Avg Net Price | $6,351 | $23,787 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $5,521 | $7,773 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $28,752 | $35,333 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $31,002 | $32,491 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 54.0% | 54.7% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Meridian Community College vs Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle
- AVG-NET-PRICE Meridian Community College leads on avg net price ($6,351 vs $23,787 at Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle)
- MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Meridian Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($5,521 vs $7,773 at Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle)
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($35,333 vs $28,752 at Meridian Community College)
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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions
On avg net price, who leads between Meridian Community College and Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle?▼
Meridian Community College leads on avg net price at $6,351 versus $23,787 at Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Meridian Community College and Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle?▼
Meridian Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $5,521 versus $7,773 at Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Meridian Community College and Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle?▼
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $35,333 versus $28,752 at Meridian Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.