Community colleges in Michigan
The College Scorecard lists 27 public colleges that mostly award associate degrees in Michigan, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 102,273 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $5,630 a year, lower than the $7,415 median for community colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $41,973 at the median institution, lower than the $44,632 median for community colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 26.5%.
Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Schools
27
UndergraduatesiUndergraduate degree-seeking enrollment.
102,273
Median net priceiAverage yearly cost for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. The figure here is the median across schools.
$5,630
U.S.: $7,415
Median earnings, 10 yrsiMedian earnings of former students who received federal aid, 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled. The figure here is the median across institutions (branch campuses count once).
$41,973
U.S.: $44,632
Median debtiMedian federal student-loan balance of graduates. Excludes Parent PLUS and private loans. The figure here is the median across institutions (branch campuses count once).
$11,000
U.S.: $10,500
Median grad rateiShare of full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time (6 years for a 4-year degree, 3 years for a 2-year degree). The figure here is the median across schools.
26.5%
U.S.: 34.4%
Compare all community colleges in Michigan on one chart
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Each dot is one school. Dashed lines mark the median for Michigan. Showing 26 of 27 community colleges in Michigan; schools missing either value are left out.
All 27 community colleges in Michigan
| Macomb Community College Warren | 13,876 | n/a | $3,745 | $8,455 | $44,976 | $5,453 | 15.7% | 61.3% |
| Oakland Community College Auburn Hills | 12,748 | $5,190 | $3,220 | $5,880 | $40,666 | $9,593 | 20.9% | 55.8% |
| Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids | 10,698 | $3,357 | $4,270 | $12,520 | $43,741 | $8,750 | 20.0% | 59.1% |
| Lansing Community College Lansing | 8,207 | $5,292 | $4,100 | $11,300 | $44,318 | $12,060 | 23.8% | 70.2% |
| Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia | 7,511 | $9,329 | $4,736 | $8,142 | $45,652 | $10,500 | 19.7% | n/a |
| Wayne County Community College District Detroit | 7,423 | $5,268 | $3,112 | $4,067 | $34,732 | $15,068 | 24.4% | 54.4% |
| Delta College University Center | 6,573 | $7,911 | $4,910 | $8,030 | $41,641 | $11,797 | 26.5% | 62.4% |
| Mott Community College Flint | 5,251 | $9,438 | $7,009 | $12,013 | $37,337 | $10,500 | 29.1% | 59.8% |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo | 4,997 | $2,461 | $4,242 | $9,312 | $43,182 | $13,335 | 24.8% | 64.0% |
| Kellogg Community College Battle Creek | 2,971 | $4,975 | $3,996 | $8,256 | $42,219 | $15,676 | 25.7% | 62.0% |
| Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City | 2,813 | $3,926 | $6,073 | $13,995 | $44,186 | $14,750 | 21.4% | 84.4% |
| Muskegon Community College Muskegon | 2,760 | $3,531 | $7,600 | $16,720 | $41,245 | $9,000 | 30.1% | 69.5% |
| St Clair County Community College Port Huron | 2,138 | $10,902 | $5,346 | $12,420 | $44,222 | $11,962 | 37.5% | 60.0% |
| Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor | 2,105 | $5,404 | $4,488 | $4,488 | $39,602 | $9,000 | 25.5% | 84.5% |
| Mid Michigan College Harrison | 2,098 | $5,846 | $6,236 | $11,826 | $41,584 | $13,281 | 27.2% | 63.6% |
| Monroe County Community College Monroe | 1,435 | $4,044 | $5,130 | $8,769 | $44,146 | $12,346 | 26.9% | 65.2% |
| Southwestern Michigan College Dowagiac | 1,431 | $6,613 | $6,704 | $8,765 | $42,389 | $11,000 | 36.3% | 57.0% |
| Bay de Noc Community College Escanaba | 1,223 | $9,028 | $5,880 | $11,172 | $41,973 | $12,651 | 26.3% | 59.4% |
| Montcalm Community College Sidney | 1,122 | $7,371 | $3,984 | $10,296 | $41,939 | $16,250 | 44.0% | 56.8% |
| Kirtland Community College Grayling | 1,023 | $5,522 | $5,370 | $10,200 | $40,672 | $14,342 | 31.6% | 61.5% |
| North Central Michigan College Petoskey | 942 | $9,006 | $5,640 | $10,980 | $40,014 | $10,625 | 35.2% | 65.6% |
| West Shore Community College Scottville | 782 | $4,598 | $4,650 | $9,000 | $41,749 | $9,714 | 25.5% | 67.7% |
| Alpena Community College Alpena | 732 | $3,238 | $5,430 | $8,250 | $42,395 | $9,000 | 43.3% | 50.0% |
| Glen Oaks Community College Centreville | 600 | $5,737 | $4,272 | $6,792 | $45,456 | $10,666 | 53.2% | 64.4% |
| Gogebic Community College Ironwood | 511 | $6,623 | $5,100 | $7,950 | $42,905 | $9,450 | 45.9% | 63.7% |
| Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College Mount Pleasant | 164 | $11,994 | $2,730 | $2,730 | $36,649 | n/a | 25.0% | 77.8% |
| Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College LAnse | 139 | $6,039 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $29,217 | n/a | 37.5% | 72.7% |
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Quick facts: community colleges in Michigan
- How many community colleges are in Michigan?
- The College Scorecard lists 27 public colleges that mostly award associate degrees in Michigan.
- What do community colleges in Michigan cost?
- Across the 26 schools that report it, the median average net price is $5,630 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $2,461 at Kalamazoo Valley Community College to $11,994 at Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College.
- Which community colleges in Michigan have the lowest average net price?
- By reported average net price: Kalamazoo Valley Community College ($2,461), Alpena Community College ($3,238), Grand Rapids Community College ($3,357), Muskegon Community College ($3,531), and Northwestern Michigan College ($3,926).
- How much is in-state and out-of-state tuition at community colleges in Michigan?
- The median published in-state tuition is $4,910 a year, and the median out-of-state tuition is $8,769. Many students pay less than published tuition after aid.
- How much do former students of community colleges in Michigan earn?
- At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $41,973 10 years after starting college (27 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Schoolcraft Community College District ($45,652), Glen Oaks Community College ($45,456), and Macomb Community College ($44,976).
- What is the graduation rate at community colleges in Michigan?
- The median graduation rate is 26.5%, across 27 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
- How much student debt do graduates of community colleges in Michigan have?
- The median institution's graduates leave with $11,000 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
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How these numbers work
This page includes public colleges that mostly award associate degrees, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.