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Lake Michigan College

Benton Harbor, Michigan·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·lakemichigancollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
22%
-21.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,937
peer median 4,170
Avg net price
$6,680
+$1.9k vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
22%-21.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

0.7pp gap
Pell recipients
21%30 of 140
Non-Pell (all)
22%35 of 161
Subsidized loan, no Pell
25%4 of 16
No Federal Aid
21%31 of 145

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

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 68 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 66 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
68
Passing
2
2.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

68programs
  • Passing2 · 2.9%
  • No Data66 · 97.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
66

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
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+41.9%
$46,795 vs $32,989
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+106.0%
$67,955 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
32%
$14,974 debt · $46,795 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$9,450 debt · $67,955 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1962Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 11

  1. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Feb 2023Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  3. Sep 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Aug 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  5. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)

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$5,580
$30–48k$5,013
$48–75k$7,602
$75–110k$9,671
$110k+$12,465

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

Avg net price
$6,680
+$1,905vs Baccalaureate median $4,776
Federal loans
12.9%
In-state tuition
$5,445
Out-of-state
$7,755

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, 1,345 students received $5.5M in Pell grants, alongside $1.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,345
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.5M
$5,502,082 total
Direct Loans
$1.5M
490 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
376 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$447K
110 loan awards
Parent PLUS$28K
4 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 430 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (5.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.1%
+2.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
430
Defaulted
22
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.7%
2017
16.5%
2018
13.0%
2019
5.1%
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 Lake Michigan College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs58
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

327 total completions
01Liberal Arts
13039.8%
02Health Professions
7422.6%
03Business
4112.5%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
329.8%
05Psychology
144.3%
06Precision Production
103.1%
07Computer Sciences
103.1%
08Security/Protective
72.1%
09Visual/Performing Arts
51.5%
10Comm. Technologies
41.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,937
12-mo unduplicated
4,241
Undergraduate
4,241
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%1,600
Women
62%2,641

Race / ethnicity composition

White
54.7%
Hispanic
14.7%
Black
14.2%
Unknown
8.1%
Two or more
5.1%
Non-resident
2.2%
Asian
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
133
71 M · 62 W
Women athletes
46.6%
Athletic aid
$199K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$93K
$106K
Recruiting expense
$1K
$508
Head-coach salaries
$10K
$10K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Soccer
22 M · 14 W
$138K
Baseball
31 M · —
$164K
Basketball
13 M · 13 W
$177K
Cross Country
7 M · 9 W
$72K
Softball
— · 15 W
$139K
Volleyball
— · 14 W
$134K

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
1.03
3 offenses · 2,904 students

3-year trend

0.372 yrs ago0.791 yr ago1.03Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
2
Rape
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs02
Liquor02

Residence-hall fires

  • Beckwith Hall1 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
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
52

Lake Michigan College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Lake Michigan 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
SubjectLake Michigan College
22%—2,937$6,680Baccalaureate
Northwestern Michigan College
53%—3,253$6,231Baccalaureate
Alpena Community College
100%—1,581$3,320Baccalaureate
Jackson College
33%—5,086$7,761Baccalaureate
Schoolcraft Community College District
——8,587$2,260Baccalaureate
Henry Ford College
——11,410$660Baccalaureate
Peer group median43%—4,170$4,776

Institutions like Lake Michigan College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Lake Michigan College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Lake Michigan College Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Office of the Provost
Phone
1-800-252-1562
Address
2755 E. Napier Avenue, Benton Harbor, MI 49022

The office is responsible for managing and safeguarding institutional data, including planning, managing, operating, controlling or auditing college functions and compliance reporting.

Visit IR office page

Frequently asked questions about Lake Michigan College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Lake Michigan College.

What is the graduation rate at Lake Michigan College?

Lake Michigan College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 22% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Lake Michigan College?

Lake Michigan College reports a total enrollment of 2,937 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Lake Michigan College?

The average net price at Lake Michigan College is $6,680 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Lake Michigan College located?

Lake Michigan College is located in Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022-1899.

Who runs Institutional Research at Lake Michigan College?

Lake Michigan College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Office of the Provost.

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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