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Alpena Community College

Alpena, Michigan Public 4-year Remote town

Overview

Located in Alpena, Michigan, Alpena Community College is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a remote town. It enrolled 1,581 students in fall 2024.

Alpena Community College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 66 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Lineworker, Registered Nursing, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 338 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 50% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,581
Students enrolled
50%
First-year retention
338
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
66
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 66

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Construction Trades 4
Health Professions 12
Business, Management and Marketing 9
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Precision Production 3
Engineering Technologies 4
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Psychology 2
Social Sciences 5
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Education 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Engineering 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Communications Technologies 1
English Language and Literature 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 3
History 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
1
Associate degrees
241
Certificates under 1 year
3
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
93

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,581
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,581
Full-time, fall 2024
36%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,722
Full-time, 2024-25
23%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
48%
Men
52%
White
85%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
14%
Students taking some online courses
30%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Donald MacMaster
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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