Public · Community college

Mid Michigan College

Harrison, Michigan · Fringe rural

27%
Transfer rate
$8,370
Avg net price
28%
Grad / completion
$37,319
Median earnings

Mid Michigan College is a public associate-granting institution in Harrison, Michigan (fringe rural setting), enrolling 2,098 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 2,098 undergradsFringe ruralNJCAA Division IICold wintersSnowy

About Harrison, Michigan

Harrison is a city in and county seat of Clare County, Michigan, United States. Harrison was first designated as the new centralized location of the county seat of Clare County in 1877. It would become a replacement for Farwell, which was the first county seat when Clare County was formally organized in 1871. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
42 miles
Nearest airport
45 miles to MBS (MBS)

How Mid Michigan College compares

Graduation rate28%

Higher than 10% · #81 of 96 in Michigan

First-year retention64%

Higher than 30%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,319

Higher than 58% · #19 of 88 in Michigan

Average net price$8,370

Cheaper than 77% · #28 cheapest of 94 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$13,750

Lower than 18%

Student–faculty ratio28 : 1

Lower than 7%

Undergraduate enrollment2,098

Larger than 82%

Percentiles compare Mid Michigan 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

2,098undergrads
  • Women1,14254%
  • Men95646%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White81%
  • Black4.2%
  • Hispanic6.4%
  • Asian0.8%
  • Other or multiracial7.7%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,098
Student–faculty ratio
28 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
31%
First-generation students
44%
Students over 25
22%
Median family income
$24,224
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$84,843
Endowment
$2,865,765

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 356 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Michigan99%
  • Other U.S. states1.1%

Most first-years stay in state — Mid Michigan 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
$6,132
Out-of-state tuition
$10,864
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,470
Total cost of attendance
$17,703
Average net price
$8,370

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
28%
First-year retention
64%
Transferred to another college
27%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,868
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$37,319
Median debt at graduation
$13,750
Students with federal loans
23%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
30%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
28%
Low-income (Pell)
12%
First-generation
14%

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
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
106 (58 men · 48 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 (6)

Basketball30
Baseball28
Softball20
Bowling17
Rifle6
Cross Country5

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)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (3,692 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.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.3
Fondling
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
$7,338
$30–48k
$5,730
$48–75k
$8,664
$75–110k
$11,026
$110k+
$16,238

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.

18%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,839
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 18% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,839. 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 220 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)
$37,319
Typical debt at graduation
$13,750
Debt vs. one year's pay
37%
Out-earn a HS grad
43%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.7 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
$31,969
Men
$45,236

Men out-earn women by $13,267 (41%) 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
12°F
Annual rain
34″
Annual snow
48.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gladwin, MI US station (13.6 mi from campus).

What Mid Michigan College graduates study — and earn

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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Colleges near Mid Michigan College

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.