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Southwest Technology Center vs Ferris State University

Altus, OK · Big Rapids, MI · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair OK:MI

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

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

  • Southwest Technology Center: net price ranged $7,670–$23,485 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -43.0% is not a trend (r² 0.32).
  • Ferris State University: average net price fell -12.9% from $14,010 (2013) to $12,202 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • Southwest Technology Center: enrollment grew +197.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +21 students/yr fitted, r² 0.47.
  • 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: Southwest Technology Center vs Ferris State University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Southwest Technology Center leads on 150%-time completion (80.2% vs 47.4% at Ferris State University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Ferris State University leads on avg net price ($8,624 vs $14,313 at Southwest Technology Center)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Ferris State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($54,735 vs $48,966 at Southwest Technology Center)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Southwest Technology Center and Ferris State University?▼
Southwest Technology Center leads on 150%-time completion at 80.2% versus 47.4% at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Southwest Technology Center and Ferris State University?▼
Ferris State University leads on avg net price at $8,624 versus $14,313 at Southwest Technology Center. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Southwest Technology Center and Ferris State University?▼
Ferris State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $54,735 versus $48,966 at Southwest Technology Center. 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