Published
May 14, 2013
Community colleges do not traditionally boast high completion rates, but there are many ideas in the works at schools across the country to bring those rates up. We look at a few that are making headlines today.
Town
|
College
|
# Students
|
Allen Park |
Baker College of Allen Park (Private not-for-profit) |
3,876 |
Alpena |
Alpena Community College (Public) |
2,080 |
Ann Arbor |
Washtenaw Community College (Public) |
14,100 |
Auburn Hills |
Baker College of Auburn Hills (Private not-for-profit) |
4,215 |
Battle Creek |
Kellogg Community College (Public) |
6,251 |
Benton Harbor |
Lake Michigan College (Public) |
4,752 |
Bloomfield Hills |
Oakland Community College (Public) |
28,984 |
Cadillac |
Baker College of Cadillac (Private not-for-profit) |
1,840 |
Canton |
ITT Technical Institute-Canton (Private for-profit) |
906 |
Centreville |
Glen Oaks Community College (Public) |
1,453 |
Clinton Township |
Baker College Corporate Services (Private not-for-profit) |
n/a |
Clinton Township |
Baker College of Clinton Township (Private not-for-profit) |
6,295 |
Dearborn |
Henry Ford Community College (Public) |
18,525 |
Detroit |
Lewis College Of Business (Private, non-profit) |
67 |
Detroit |
21,198 |
|
Dowagiac |
Southwestern Michigan College (Public) |
3,262 |
Escanaba |
Bay de Noc Community College (Public) |
2,819 |
Flint |
Baker College of Flint (Private not-for-profit) |
7,104 |
Flint |
Mott Community College (Public) |
11,850 |
Grand Rapids |
Grand Rapids Community College (Public) |
17,870 |
Hancock |
Finlandia University (Private, non-profit) |
587 |
Harrison |
Mid Michigan Community College (Public) |
5,223 |
Ironwood |
Gogebic Community College (Public) |
1,455 |
Jackson |
Jackson Community College (Public) |
7,374 |
Jackson |
Baker College of Jackson (Private not-for-profit) |
2,908 |
Kalamazoo |
12,130 |
|
Lansing |
Lansing Community College (Public) |
21,430 |
Livonia |
Schoolcraft College (Public) |
13,676 |
Monroe |
Monroe County Community College (Public) |
4,723 |
Muskegon |
Baker College of Muskegon (Private not-for-profit) |
5,824 |
Muskegon |
Muskegon Community College (Public) |
5,311 |
Owosso |
Baker College of Owosso (Private not-for-profit) |
3,371 |
Petoskey |
North Central Michigan College (Public) |
3,189 |
Port Huron |
Baker College of Port Huron (Private not-for-profit) |
1,768 |
Port Huron |
4,920 |
|
Roscommon |
Kirtland Community College (Public) |
1,807 |
Scottville |
West Shore Community College (Public) |
1,567 |
Sidney |
Montcalm Community College (Public) |
2,117 |
Southfield |
DeVry University-Michigan (Private for-profit) |
88 |
Swartz Creek |
ITT Technical Institute-Swartz Creek (Private for-profit) |
1,090 |
Traverse City |
Northwestern Michigan College (Public) |
5,440 |
Troy |
ITT Technical Institute-Troy (Private for-profit) |
1,602 |
University Center |
Delta College (Public) |
11,529 |
Warren |
Macomb Community College (Public) |
24,468 |
Wyoming |
ITT Technical Institute-Wyoming (Private, for-profit) |
795 |
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