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Phoenix College vs Miami Dade College

Phoenix, AZ · Miami, FL · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair AZ:FL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AZ × FL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.
  • Phoenix College: average net price rose +45.0% from $8,091 (2013) to $11,728 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • Phoenix College: enrollment shrank -32.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -389 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • 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: Phoenix College vs Miami Dade College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Miami Dade College leads on 150%-time completion (45.3% vs 13.6% at Phoenix College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Miami Dade College leads on avg net price ($5,463 vs $12,055 at Phoenix College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Phoenix College leads on median debt at graduation ($6,750 vs $9,252 at Miami Dade College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Phoenix College and Miami Dade College?▼
Miami Dade College leads on 150%-time completion at 45.3% versus 13.6% at Phoenix College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Phoenix College and Miami Dade College?▼
Miami Dade College leads on avg net price at $5,463 versus $12,055 at Phoenix College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Phoenix College and Miami Dade College?▼
Phoenix College leads on median debt at graduation at $6,750 versus $9,252 at Miami Dade College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025