Public · Community college

Glen Oaks Community College

Centreville, Michigan · Distant rural

19%
Transfer rate
$8,918
Avg net price
43%
Grad / completion
$37,540
Median earnings

Glen Oaks Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Centreville, Michigan (distant rural setting), enrolling 600 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 600 undergradsDistant ruralNJCAA Division IICold wintersSnowy

About Centreville, Michigan

Centreville is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Joseph County. Centreville developed around a tavern founded there in 1831 by European-American settler, Thomas W. Langley. The St. Joseph County Courthouse was built in 1842. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant rural
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
52 miles
Nearest airport
24 miles to Kalamazoo/Battle Creek (AZO)

How Glen Oaks Community College compares

Graduation rate43%

Higher than 29% · #61 of 96 in Michigan

First-year retention64%

Higher than 32%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,540

Higher than 58% · #17 of 88 in Michigan

Average net price$8,918

Cheaper than 75% · #30 cheapest of 94 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$10,794

Lower than 37%

Student–faculty ratio24 : 1

Lower than 16%

Undergraduate enrollment600

Larger than 65%

Percentiles compare Glen Oaks Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Michigan.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

600undergrads
  • Women36561%
  • Men23539%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White70%
  • Black7.0%
  • Hispanic18%
  • Asian0.8%
  • Other or multiracial5.2%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
600
Student–faculty ratio
24 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
25%
First-generation students
53%
Students over 25
20%
Median family income
$31,707
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$81,603

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$4,176
Out-of-state tuition
$6,624
Room & board
$10,758
Books & supplies
$2,220
Total cost of attendance
$17,124
Average net price
$8,918

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
43%
First-year retention
64%
Transferred to another college
19%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,385
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$37,540
Median debt at graduation
$10,794
Students with federal loans
10%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
34%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
43%
Low-income (Pell)
18%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
104
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
17%
Housing charge (year)
$6,700
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
80 (45 men · 35 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (5)

Baseball27
Basketball23
Softball13
Volleyball10
Golf7

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,183 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$5,282
$30–48k
$8,025
$48–75k
$10,081
$75–110k
$13,455
$110k+
$13,782

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

50%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,881
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 50% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,881. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 126 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$37,540
Typical debt at graduation
$10,794
Debt vs. one year's pay
29%
Out-earn a HS grad
45%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$33,795
Men
$48,861

Men out-earn women by $15,066 (45%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
82°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
39.7″
Annual snow
41.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.24.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Three Rivers, MI US station (7.7 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.