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Montcalm Community College

Sidney, Michigan·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·montcalm.edu
6-yr Graduation
31%
—
Total enrollment
1,751
peer median 5,911
Avg net price
$7,280
+$766 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
31%
Full-time retention
57%

Pell equity

17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
24%14 of 59
Non-Pell (all)
41%16 of 39
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 1
No Federal Aid
42%16 of 38

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.0-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 47 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 45 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
47
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

47programs
  • Passing2 · 4.3%
  • No Data45 · 95.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
45

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
+41.6%
$46,716 vs $32,989
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+124.7%
$74,116 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$21,000 debt · $74,116 earn
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$9,470 debt · $62,883 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
14%
$6,651 debt · $46,716 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1974Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 1

  1. Mar 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$7,280
$30–48k—
$48–75k—
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$7,280
+$766vs Community College median $6,514
Federal loans
11.9%
In-state tuition
$4,662
Out-of-state
$10,362

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, 703 students received $2.9M in Pell grants, alongside $975K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
703
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.9M
$2,872,890 total
Direct Loans
$975K
249 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$399K
122 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$548K
124 loan awards
Parent PLUS$28K
3 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 267 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (2.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.6%
+0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
267
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.2%
2017
12.3%
2018
8.7%
2019
2.6%
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 Montcalm Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs53
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

183 total completions
01Liberal Arts
6334.4%
02Health Professions
4926.8%
03Business
2714.8%
04Agriculture
137.1%
05Family/Consumer Sci
94.9%
06Visual/Performing Arts
63.3%
07Psychology
63.3%
08Security/Protective
42.2%
09Computer Sciences
42.2%
10Public Admin
21.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,751
12-mo unduplicated
2,264
Undergraduate
2,264
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
36%816
Women
64%1,448

Race / ethnicity composition

White
76.3%
Unknown
14.7%
Hispanic
5.7%
Black
1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%
Two or more
0.5%
Asian
0.1%
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
75
40 M · 35 W
Women athletes
46.7%
Athletic aid
$21K
Total student aid
Budget
$637K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$13K
$8K
Recruiting expense
$5K
$5K
Head-coach salaries
$5K
$5K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Basketball
14 M · 14 W
$113K
Bowling
8 M · 13 W
$45K
Cross Country
11 M · 8 W
$39K
Volleyball
— · 14 W
$56K
Golf
9 M · —
$72K
Other Sports
5 M · —
$40K

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 · 1,587 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    13.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    30

    Montcalm Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Montcalm 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
    SubjectMontcalm Community College
    		31%—1,751$7,280Community College
    Southwestern Michigan College
    		——2,000$5,978Community College
    Lansing Community College
    		——9,821$5,437Community College
    Grand Rapids Community College
    		——12,468$8,621Community College
    John Wood Community College
    		——1,856$7,050Community College
    Macomb Community College
    		——16,300$1,618Community College
    Peer group median31%—5,911$6,514

    Institutions like Montcalm Community College

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

    IPEDS

    Montcalm Community College Institutional Research office

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

    Team
    1 member
    • Vladimir Edelman
      Director of Institutional Research & Effectiveness

    Frequently asked questions about Montcalm Community College

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

    What is the graduation rate at Montcalm Community College?

    Montcalm Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 31% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Montcalm Community College?

    Montcalm Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,751 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Montcalm Community College?

    The average net price at Montcalm Community College is $7,280 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Montcalm Community College located?

    Montcalm Community College is located in Sidney, Michigan 48885-9723.

    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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