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West Shore Community College vs College of the Mainland

Scottville, MI · Texas City, TX · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MI:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MI × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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 West Shore Community College and College of the Mainland 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.

  • College of the Mainland: average net price fell -74.9% from $7,864 (2013) to $1,975 (2023), r² 0.63.
  • West Shore Community College: average net price fell -63.1% from $3,616 (2013) to $1,335 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • West Shore Community College: enrollment shrank -44.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -46 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.
  • College of the Mainland: enrollment shrank -20.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -98 students/yr fitted, r² 0.41.

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: West Shore Community College vs College of the Mainland

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI College of the Mainland leads on out-of-state tuition ($4,140 vs $8,820 at West Shore Community College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION College of the Mainland leads on in-state tuition ($2,310 vs $4,470 at West Shore Community College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA College of the Mainland leads on median debt at graduation ($5,960 vs $9,089 at West Shore Community College)

West Shore Community College profile · College of the Mainland profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between West Shore Community College and College of the Mainland?▼
College of the Mainland leads on out-of-state tuition at $4,140 versus $8,820 at West Shore Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between West Shore Community College and College of the Mainland?▼
College of the Mainland leads on in-state tuition at $2,310 versus $4,470 at West Shore Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between West Shore Community College and College of the Mainland?▼
College of the Mainland leads on median debt at graduation at $5,960 versus $9,089 at West Shore Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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