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Gogebic Community College

Ironwood, Michigan·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·gogebic.edu
6-yr Graduation
36%
-21.0pp vs Community College
Total enrollment
882
peer median 1,299
Avg net price
$5,397
-$4.7k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
36%-21.0pp vs Community College
Full-time retention
64%

Pell equity

15.5pp gap
Pell recipients
27%16 of 59
Non-Pell (all)
42%31 of 73
Subsidized loan, no Pell
33%3 of 9
No Federal Aid
44%28 of 64

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.5-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.

Of 46 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 44 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
46
Passing
2
4.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

46programs
  • Passing2 · 4.3%
  • No Data44 · 95.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
44

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.

2
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+25.3%
$41,328 vs $32,989
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+100.6%
$66,178 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$12,103 debt · $66,178 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1949Next review Aug 2034

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 1

  1. Feb 2024Renewal 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$2,212
$30–48k$3,977
$48–75k$5,581
$75–110k$8,118
$110k+$11,002

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

Avg net price
$5,397
-$4,663vs Community College median $10,060
Federal loans
17.3%
In-state tuition
$4,800
Out-of-state
$7,530

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 369 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $687K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
369
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.8M
$1,801,653 total
Direct Loans
$687K
183 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$304K
91 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$366K
91 loan awards
Parent PLUS$17K
1 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 208 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (2.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.4%
+0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
208
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.2%
2017
12.9%
2018
10.9%
2019
2.4%
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 Gogebic Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs42
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

124 total completions
01Health Professions
3528.2%
02Business
2520.2%
03Liberal Arts
2016.1%
04Education
1411.3%
05Biological Sciences
64.8%
06Public Admin
64.8%
07Natural Resources
54.0%
08Parks/Recreation
54.0%
09Psychology
54.0%
10Security/Protective
32.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
882
12-mo unduplicated
1,070
Undergraduate
1,070
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%401
Women
63%669

Race / ethnicity composition

White
86.3%
Hispanic
4.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
3.1%
Two or more
2.5%
Unknown
1.4%
Black
1.2%
Non-resident
0.8%
Asian
0.6%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
37
23 M · 14 W
Women athletes
37.8%
Athletic aid
$107K
Total student aid
Budget
$398K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$58K
$49K
Recruiting expense
$0
$853
Head-coach salaries
$13K
$5K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Basketball
15 M · 10 W
$286K
Volleyball
· 11 W
$79K
Other Sports
8 M ·
$18K

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
1.18
1 offenses · 844 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.18Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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
Weapons00
Drugs01
Liquor01

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
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
36

Gogebic Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Gogebic 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
SubjectGogebic Community College
36%882$5,397Community College
1,486$13,704Community College
3,625$11,008Community College
13,792$9,112Community College
805$5,149Community College
78%30.0%1,111$14,906
Peer group median57%30.0%1,299$10,060

Institutions like Gogebic Community College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Gogebic Community College's comparison group.

Gogebic Community College Institutional Research office

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

Team
1 member
  • Miranda Heglund
    Institutional Researcher

Frequently asked questions about Gogebic Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Gogebic Community College.

What is the graduation rate at Gogebic Community College?

Gogebic Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 36% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Gogebic Community College?

Gogebic Community College reports a total enrollment of 882 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Gogebic Community College?

The average net price at Gogebic Community College is $5,397 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Gogebic Community College located?

Gogebic Community College is located in Ironwood, Michigan 49938.

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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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