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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Professional Skills Institute
  • The Modern College of Design

What stands out

Professional Skills Institute has the lower average net price, The Modern College of Design reports the higher graduation rate, Professional Skills Institute reports higher median earnings ten years on, while The Modern College of Design leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Professional Skills Institute compared with The Modern College of Design
MetricProfessional Skills InstituteMaumee, OHPrivate for-profit · 2-yearLowest net priceHighest median earningsThe Modern College of DesignKettering, OHPrivate for-profit · 2-yearHighest graduation rateLowest median debt
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$20,721lowest$39,359
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$27,427$47,229
In-state tuition$15,884$31,468
Out-of-state tuition$15,884$31,468
Admissions
Acceptance rate83%92%
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.59%65%highest
Retention rateFirst-year students who come back for a second year.75%Not reported
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$17,813$12,000lowest
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$47,765highest$42,187
Campus
Undergraduates395211

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.