Public · Community college

Kirtland Community College

Grayling, Michigan · Distant rural

16%
Transfer rate
$7,456
Avg net price
34%
Grad / completion
$35,831
Median earnings

Kirtland Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Grayling, Michigan (distant rural setting), enrolling 1,023 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,023 undergradsDistant ruralNJCAA Division IICold wintersSnowy

About Grayling, Michigan

Grayling is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Michael Shoat Hartwick was Grayling's first settler. On the west side of the railroad tracks, he built a log hotel. The railroad platted out 40 acres (where Grayling now stands), naming it "Crawford". Grayling is noted as the "Canoe Capital of the World". Several canoe liveries operate on the Au Sable River in Grayling; Carlisle's Canoe, Penrods Resort, and Borchers Canoe & Kayak, the Manistee River is located just west of Grayling. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant rural
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
41 miles
Nearest airport
44 miles to Cherry Capital (TVC)

How Kirtland Community College compares

Graduation rate34%

Higher than 18% · #69 of 96 in Michigan

First-year retention61%

Higher than 26%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,831

Higher than 52% · #27 of 88 in Michigan

Average net price$7,456

Cheaper than 80% · #24 cheapest of 94 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$13,067

Lower than 21%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment1,023

Larger than 73%

Percentiles compare Kirtland 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

1,023undergrads
  • Women60859%
  • Men41541%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White88%
  • Black3.2%
  • Hispanic4.0%
  • Other or multiracial4.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,023
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
36%
First-generation students
46%
Students over 25
37%
Median family income
$21,327
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$56,439
Endowment
$1,590,500

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 162 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Michigan94%
  • Other U.S. states5.6%

Most first-years stay in state — Kirtland Community College draws overwhelmingly from Michigan.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$5,190
Out-of-state tuition
$9,870
Room & board
$10,980
Books & supplies
$2,400
Total cost of attendance
$15,990
Average net price
$7,456

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
34%
First-year retention
61%
Transferred to another college
16%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,761
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$35,831
Median debt at graduation
$13,067
Students with federal loans
27%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
38%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
34%
Low-income (Pell)
27%
First-generation
27%

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
32
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
3%
Housing charge (year)
$6,750
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
70 (42 men · 28 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)

Basketball20
Track and Field (Outdoor)16
Cross Country14
Bowling14
Golf6

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / 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 (1,905 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
$7,396
$30–48k
$2,981
$48–75k
$4,605
$75–110k
$14,448
$110k+
$14,073

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.

38%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,378
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 38% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,378. 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 99 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)
$35,831
Typical debt at graduation
$13,067
Debt vs. one year's pay
36%
Out-earn a HS grad
38%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.6 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
$31,604
Men
$41,927

Men out-earn women by $10,323 (33%) 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
80°F
Winter low
9°F
Annual rain
33.2″
Annual snow
88.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
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Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grayling, MI US station (3.7 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.