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Bay de Noc Community College

Escanaba, Michigan·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·baycollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
30%
—
Total enrollment
2,149
peer median 2,180
Avg net price
$11,949
+$5.5k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
30%
Full-time retention
59%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
25%25 of 102
Non-Pell (all)
34%48 of 141
Subsidized loan, no Pell
16%3 of 19
No Federal Aid
37%45 of 122

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 43 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 40 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
43
Passing
3
7.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

43programs
  • Passing3 · 7.0%
  • No Data40 · 93.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
40

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+23.8%
$40,825 vs $32,989
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+54.0%
$50,808 vs $32,989
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+91.0%
$63,015 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
28%
$11,500 debt · $40,825 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
26%
$16,346 debt · $63,015 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$12,651 debt · $54,236 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1976Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 4

  1. Aug 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Mar 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Mar 2018Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Feb 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,204
$30–48k$10,730
$48–75k$11,632
$75–110k$16,405
$110k+$16,533

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$11,949
+$5,471vs Community College median $6,478
Federal loans
18.1%
In-state tuition
$5,712
Out-of-state
$10,528

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 825 students received $3.5M in Pell grants, alongside $2.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
825
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.5M
$3,483,638 total
Direct Loans
$2.6M
714 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.1M
349 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
360 loan awards
Parent PLUS$35K
5 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 365 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (4.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.6%
+2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
365
Defaulted
17
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
21.5%
2017
15.5%
2018
12.1%
2019
4.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Bay de Noc Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs43
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

232 total completions
01Liberal Arts
7532.3%
02Health Professions
4619.8%
03Business
4218.1%
04Engineering Tech
177.3%
05Security/Protective
146.0%
06Engineering
114.7%
07Family/Consumer Sci
114.7%
08Public Admin
62.6%
09Visual/Performing Arts
52.2%
10Mechanic
52.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
2,149
12-mo unduplicated
2,655
Undergraduate
2,655
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%970
Women
63%1,685

Race / ethnicity composition

White
83.7%
Two or more
4.8%
Hispanic
3.7%
Black
3.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.5%
Asian
1.0%
Unknown
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
87
48 M · 39 W
Women athletes
44.8%
Athletic aid
$252K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$158K
$94K
Recruiting expense
$12
$653
Head-coach salaries
$11K
$11K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Basketball
19 M · 10 W
$362K
Baseball
26 M · —
$209K
Cross Country
6 M · 7 W
$78K
Volleyball
— · 13 W
$107K
Softball
— · 12 W
$128K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,996 students

3-year trend

0.512 yrs ago1.521 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    1
    Stalking
    1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs25
    Liquor06

    Residence-hall fires

    • Bay de Noc Community College A1 fire
      CookingDamage $0-$99

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    18.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    38

    Bay de Noc Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Bay de Noc Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectBay de Noc Community College
    		30%—2,149$11,949Community College
    Monroe County Community College
    		——2,210$4,586Community College
    Mid Michigan College
    		——3,692$8,370Community College
    Muskegon Community College
    		——3,617$4,005Community College
    Bowling Green State University-Firelands
    		——2,097$17,480Community College
    Spoon River College
    		——1,247$3,415Community College
    Peer group median30%—2,180$6,478

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Bay de Noc Community College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Bay de Noc Community College Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
    Email
    pavlatp [at] baycollege.edu
    Phone
    906-217-4099
    Address
    SC 517, Escanaba Campus

    The office strives to provide quality, timely, useful and user-friendly information and analysis services to support college and departmental planning, decision-making, and accreditation activities on campus, while coordinating and maintaining reporting requirements for external agencies and organizations.

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    Frequently asked questions about Bay de Noc Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Bay de Noc Community College.

    What is the graduation rate at Bay de Noc Community College?

    Bay de Noc Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 30% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Bay de Noc Community College?

    Bay de Noc Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,149 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Bay de Noc Community College?

    The average net price at Bay de Noc Community College is $11,949 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Bay de Noc Community College located?

    Bay de Noc Community College is located in Escanaba, Michigan 49829-2511.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Bay de Noc Community College?

    Bay de Noc Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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