Baker College of Allen Park
Tel:
(313) 425-3700
- Baker College is the largest independent college in Michigan with the most focused approach to education and training available. Our mission is to prepare you for meaningful employment. We’re proud to have a 97 percent employment rate among our available graduates. In addition, all our graduates receive Lifetime Employment Assistance—free and forever. Allen Park is one of the most modern and technologically advanced campuses in the state. Most importantly, Allen Park is home to faculty, staff, and students who are totally committed to helping each other succeed. The mission of Baker College is to provide quality higher education and training which enable graduates to be successful throughout challenging and rewarding careers. Baker College offers highly effective academic programs which are accessible, market-driven, career-focused, and which lead to employment and career advancement for its students. Baker College, a leader among institutions of higher education in assuring career readiness and employment of its graduates, offers academic programs that emphasize employability and career advancement. To that end, the College will design and deliver timely academic programs that lead to careers for which employment opportunities exist; and include learning and work experiences within each program which reinforce collaboratively-developed student learning outcomes and which are tied to standards set, established, or validated by accrediting/approval bodies, advisory boards, employers, and/or industry.
School Highlights
Baker College of Allen Park serves 3,372 students (45% of students are full-time).
Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 34%.
School Overview
The teacher population of 62 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Baker College of Allen Park | (MI) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Item not available | Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Four or more years | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control | Private, non-profit | Public |
| Total Faculty | 62 staff | 103 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Baker College of Allen Park is Henry Ford College (4.1 miles away).
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