Community colleges
Community Colleges in Michigan
CampusPin lists 25 public community colleges among Michigan's 85 colleges, about 29.4% of the state's institutions. Community colleges are the most affordable on-ramp to higher education, with a median published in-state tuition of $4,566 in this snapshot.
Michigan community colleges by the numbers
- Community colleges
- 25
- Share of state colleges
- 29.4%
- Median published in-state tuition
- $4,566
- National public 2-year median
- $4,288
- Lowest published tuition
- Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College ($2,730)
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; the tuition median is the published in-state figure from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Those cover every community college in the state. Here a community college means a public two-year college; private two-year and career schools are not counted. The list below covers all 25 of them. Published prices are before financial aid, net price is typically lower, and lower tuition is not a measure of quality.
What work without a bachelor's degree pays in Michigan
71% of jobs in Michigan are in occupations the federal government reports as typically entered with an associate degree, a certificate, some college, a high-school diploma, or no formal credential. 28% of that employment pays more than $49,270, the median wage across all occupations there.
- Jobs not typically needing a bachelor's
- 71%
- Of those, paying above the local median
- 28%
- Michigan median wage, all occupations
- $49,270
- Best-paid such occupation in Michigan
- Commercial pilots ($126,670) — typically entered with a postsecondary nondegree award
These figures describe occupations, not graduates. They do not measure what community-college students in Michigan earn, and they are not evidence that any credential caused the pay. Typical entry education is a national assignment describing what people entering an occupation usually hold, not a requirement and not a guarantee that a particular employer accepts it. A median describes everyone working in an occupation, experienced and new alike, so it is not a starting salary, and wages are not adjusted for cost of living.
All community colleges in Michigan
- Bay de Noc Community College, Escanaba · $5,712 published in-state tuition
- Delta College, University Center · $4,820 published in-state tuition
- Glen Oaks Community College, Centreville · $4,176 published in-state tuition
- Gogebic Community College, Ironwood · $4,800 published in-state tuition
- Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids · $4,179 published in-state tuition
- Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo · $4,144 published in-state tuition
- Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek · $4,118 published in-state tuition
- Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, Baraga · $5,000 published in-state tuition
- Kirtland Community College, Grayling · $5,190 published in-state tuition
- Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor · $5,445 published in-state tuition
- Lansing Community College, Lansing · $4,100 published in-state tuition
- Macomb Community College, Warren · $3,660 published in-state tuition
- Mid Michigan College, Harrison · $6,132 published in-state tuition
- Monroe County Community College, Monroe · $4,759 published in-state tuition
- Montcalm Community College, Sidney · $4,662 published in-state tuition
- Mott Community College, Flint · $6,845 published in-state tuition
- Muskegon Community College, Muskegon · $7,250 published in-state tuition
- North Central Michigan College, Petoskey · $5,430 published in-state tuition
- Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills · $3,020 published in-state tuition
- Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College, Mount Pleasant · $2,730 published in-state tuition
- Southwestern Michigan College, Dowagiac · $6,417 published in-state tuition
- St Clair County Community College, Port Huron · $5,212 published in-state tuition
- Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor · $2,736 published in-state tuition
- Wayne County Community College District, Detroit · $3,112 published in-state tuition
- West Shore Community College, Scottville · $4,470 published in-state tuition
Why start at a Michigan community college?
Community colleges typically offer open or less-selective admission, the lowest published tuition of any sector, and transfer pathways that let students complete lower-division coursework before moving to a four-year university. They also serve working and returning students with part-time, evening, and online options. Confirm transfer-credit and articulation agreements with each college and your target university. Because two-year colleges anchor the low-cost end of every state's mix, our cost and outcomes by state research puts that affordability in context against each state's overall medians.
Community colleges in nearby states
Data sources & methodology
Community-college counts and shares for Michigan come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Community Colleges in Michigan. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/community-colleges-in/michigan