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Norco College vs Ferris State University

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

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Pair CA:MI

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × MI
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at Norco College and Ferris State University both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • Norco College: average net price fell -60.5% from $7,210 (2013) to $2,845 (2023), r² 0.77.
  • Ferris State University: average net price fell -12.9% from $14,010 (2013) to $12,202 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • Norco College: enrollment ranged 6,976–9,660 (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: Norco College vs Ferris State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Norco College leads on in-state tuition ($1,428 vs $14,778 at Ferris State University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Norco College leads on avg net price ($5,169 vs $8,624 at Ferris State University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Ferris State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($47,339 vs $34,493 at Norco College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Norco College and Ferris State University?▼
Norco College leads on in-state tuition at $1,428 versus $14,778 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Norco College and Ferris State University?▼
Norco College leads on avg net price at $5,169 versus $8,624 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Norco College and Ferris State University?▼
Ferris State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $47,339 versus $34,493 at Norco 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