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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, NCMC is ranked #1,989 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when NCMC held the #2,097 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 57 colleges in Michigan, NCMC is ranked at #55.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into North Central Michigan College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At North Central Michigan College, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at North Central Michigan College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At North Central Michigan College this rate is 54%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,748 undergraduates at NCMC with 629 being full-time and 1,119 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,073 | $3,466 | $4,617 | $8,012 | $9,832 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of NCMC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At NCMC, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $3,458 a year. That adds up to $13,832 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at NCMC is 13.6%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for NCMC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1515 Howard St, Petoskey, MI 49770 |
| Phone: | 231-348-6600 |
| Website: | www.ncmich.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 697 students took at least one online class at North Central Michigan College. This is a decrease from the 840 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 697 | 259 |
| 2019-2020 | 840 | 324 |
| 2018-2019 | 646 | 240 |
| 2017-2018 | 669 | 218 |
| 2016-2017 | 721 | 214 |
Learn more about online learning at North Central Michigan College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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