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Rockingham Community College vs Ferris State University

Wentworth, NC · Big Rapids, MI · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NC:MI

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × 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 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 Rockingham Community 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.

  • Rockingham Community College: average net price fell -67.2% from $7,248 (2013) to $2,380 (2023), r² 0.47.
  • Ferris State University: average net price fell -12.9% from $14,010 (2013) to $12,202 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • Rockingham Community College: enrollment shrank -40.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -59 students/yr fitted, r² 0.78.
  • 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: Rockingham Community College vs Ferris State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Rockingham Community College leads on in-state tuition ($1,966 vs $14,778 at Ferris State University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Rockingham Community College leads on avg net price ($2,060 vs $8,624 at Ferris State University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Rockingham Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,574 vs $14,778 at Ferris State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Rockingham Community College and Ferris State University?▼
Rockingham Community College leads on in-state tuition at $1,966 versus $14,778 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Rockingham Community College and Ferris State University?▼
Rockingham Community College leads on avg net price at $2,060 versus $8,624 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Rockingham Community College and Ferris State University?▼
Rockingham Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,574 versus $14,778 at Ferris State University. 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