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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
$9,766
+$1.6k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
30%
Full-time retention
59%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
25%
Non-Pell
16%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

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.

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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,835
$30–48k$6,819
$48–75k$9,695
$75–110k$14,235
$110k+$15,236

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

Avg net price
$9,766
+$1,591vs Community College median $8,175
Federal loans
18.5%
In-state tuition
$5,910
Out-of-state
$11,280

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 821 students received $3.4M in Pell grants, alongside $2.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
821
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.4M
$3,440,021 total
Direct Loans
$2.6M
710 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
348 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
357 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.

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.

Distinct CIP programs41
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

233 total completions
01Liberal Arts
8335.6%
02Business
4720.2%
03Health Professions
3113.3%
04Engineering Tech
229.4%
05Security/Protective
208.6%
06Public Admin
104.3%
07Computer Sciences
62.6%
08Mechanic
52.1%
09Family/Consumer Sci
52.1%
10Engineering
41.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,149
12-mo unduplicated
2,527
Undergraduate
2,527
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%933
Women
63%1,594

Race / ethnicity composition

White
84.5%
Two or more
5.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
3.5%
Hispanic
3.4%
Black
2.5%
Asian
0.7%
Unknown
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
93
53 M · 40 W
Women athletes
43.0%
Athletic aid
$253K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$146K
$107K
Recruiting expense
$0
$38
Head-coach salaries
$10K
$11K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Basketball
20 M · 11 W
$332K
Baseball
28 M ·
$206K
Softball
· 17 W
$99K
Volleyball
· 14 W
$126K
Cross Country
5 M · 5 W
$65K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.52
3 offenses · 1,969 students

3-year trend

0.532 yrs ago0.511 yr ago1.52Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
2
Rape
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs22
Liquor06

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

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.

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$9,766Community College
Monroe County Community College
2,210$5,261Community College
Mid Michigan College
3,692$10,100Community College
Muskegon Community College
3,617$5,196Community College
Bowling Green State University-Firelands
2,097$17,791Community College
Spoon River College
1,247$6,584Community College
Peer group median30%2,180$8,175

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 $9,766 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.

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