Private for-profit · Community college

Ross Medical Education Center-Saginaw

Saginaw, Michigan · Midsize suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$18,831
Avg net price
63%
Grad / completion
$30,060
Median earnings

Ross Medical Education Center-Saginaw is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Saginaw, Michigan (midsize suburb setting), enrolling 84 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 84 undergradsMidsize suburbCold wintersSnowy

About Saginaw, Michigan

Saginaw is a city in Saginaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. French missionaries and traders first appeared in the area during the late 17th century and encountered the Ojibwe (Chippewa) living in the area. Shortly thereafter the United States established Fort Saginaw. Campau's trading post was also inhabited by Metis. The Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra and Saginaw Choral Society are housed in the Temple and each of these organizations performs a full concert series annually at the Temple venue. The Saginaw Historical Society is also located downtown in an elaborate castle. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
59 miles to Lansing, MI
To Great Lakes shore
14 miles
Nearest airport
7 miles to MBS (MBS)

How Ross Medical Education Center-Saginaw compares

Graduation rate63%

Higher than 53% · #42 of 96 in Michigan

First-year retention42%

Higher than 6%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$30,060

Higher than 31% · #40 of 88 in Michigan

Average net price$18,831

Cheaper than 37% · #58 cheapest of 94 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio42 : 1

Lower than 1%

Undergraduate enrollment84

Larger than 24%

Percentiles compare Ross Medical Education Center-Saginaw 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

84undergrads
  • Women7994%
  • Men56%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White31%
  • Black44%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
84
Student–faculty ratio
42 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
70%
First-generation students
53%
Students over 25
45%
Median family income
$16,094

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

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$18,831

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
63%
First-year retention
42%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$26,485
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$30,060
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
60%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
24%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
63%
Low-income (Pell)
75%
First-generation
78%

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

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%.

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
$18,747
$30–48k
$19,324
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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.

6%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$163
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 6% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $163. 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 67 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)
$30,060
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
32%
Out-earn a HS grad
24%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.2 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
$29,850
Men
$34,710

Men out-earn women by $4,860 (16%) 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
83°F
Winter low
16°F
Annual rain
34″
Annual snow
40.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.83.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Saginaw #3, MI US station (4 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.