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Modesto Junior College vs Ferris State University

Modesto, CA · Big Rapids, MI · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:MI

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × MI
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings 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

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.

  • Modesto Junior College: net price ranged $6,060–$11,267 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +48.3% is not a trend (r² 0.21).
  • Ferris State University: average net price fell -12.9% from $14,010 (2013) to $12,202 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • Modesto Junior College: enrollment ranged 12,949–17,013 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Ferris State University: enrollment shrank -36.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -519 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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: Modesto Junior College vs Ferris State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Modesto Junior College leads on in-state tuition ($1,282 vs $14,778 at Ferris State University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Modesto Junior College leads on avg net price ($2,818 vs $8,624 at Ferris State University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Ferris State University leads on 150%-time completion (47.4% vs 27.8% at Modesto Junior College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Modesto Junior College and Ferris State University?▼
Modesto Junior College leads on in-state tuition at $1,282 versus $14,778 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Modesto Junior College and Ferris State University?▼
Modesto Junior College leads on avg net price at $2,818 versus $8,624 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Modesto Junior College and Ferris State University?▼
Ferris State University leads on 150%-time completion at 47.4% versus 27.8% at Modesto Junior 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