Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,861
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
Highest degree awarded: Bachelor's
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Town: Remote (in urban cluster more than 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Four-year, small, primarily nonresidential // higher part-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 47% / 53% (2017)

First generation college students: 38.1% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 11.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.9% (2017)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 40.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 21.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 13.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 8.8% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 80.9%
Black: 1.3%
Hispanic: 4.7%
Asian: 0.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 1.6%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 3.7%
Non-resident alien: 0.2%
Unknown race: 6.5%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $12,998
In-State tuition: $4,640
Out-of-State tuition: $10,816

Estimated books and supplies: $540 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $8,275 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $1,420 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $9,100 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,420 (2022)

Average Family Income: $53,134 (2017)
Median Family Income: $30,828 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 28.8%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 22.7%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $12,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $133 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $5,209
$30k-48k $4,182
$48k-75k $8,860
$75k-110k $9,787
$110k+ $12,035

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 75%
6-year graduation rate: 23%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.0% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $12,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $6,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $8,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $9,061 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 52.9% (2015)
@3 year 60.9% (2017)
@5 year 65.6% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 30.0% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 33.9% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $43,444 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $37,828 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 265 $11,422 $101 $24,543 ($2,045) $28,544 ($2,379)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Criminal Justice and Corrections. 17 $57,386 ($4,782)
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 16 $48,099 ($4,008) $40,135 ($3,345)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Carpenters. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. 1
Associate's Degree Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 17
Associate's Degree Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Precision Metal Working. 4
Associate's Degree Precision Metal Working. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Air Transportation. 2
Associate's Degree Air Transportation. 23 $14,803 $124
Bachelor's Degree Marine Transportation. 58 $26,542 $254 $82,625 ($6,885) $123,697 ($10,308)
Associate's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 14
Associate's Degree Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 8
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 8
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 61 $24,228 $183 $57,241 ($4,770) $58,047 ($4,837)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. 24 $18,832 $142
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 1
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 12 $37,225 ($3,102)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Accounting and Related Services. 6
Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 1
Associate's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 1
Associate's Degree Agricultural Production Operations. 4
Associate's Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. 4
Associate's Degree Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Programming. 7
Associate's Degree Computer Programming. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Software and Media Applications. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 4
Associate's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Culinary Arts and Related Services. 8
Associate's Degree Culinary Arts and Related Services. 23 $14,199 $117 $25,556 ($2,130) $28,685 ($2,390)
Bachelor's Degree Ocean Engineering. 4
Associate's Degree Engineering Technology, General. 19 $13,834 $47,699 ($3,975)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. 7
Associate's Degree Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 5
Bachelor's Degree Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 2
Associate's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 7


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $72,882
Full time faculty: 32%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 12.0

School's endowment start of year: $14,680,840 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $16,409,948 (2022)