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Bay de Noc Community College

Escanaba, Michigan Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Bay de Noc Community College is a public two-year institution based in Escanaba, Michigan. The campus sits in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,149 students.

Bay de Noc Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 43 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 330 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 59% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Mission

Student Success, Community Success, Culture of Success

Mission statement as reported by Bay de Noc Community College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,149
Students enrolled
59%
First-year retention
330
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
43
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 43

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

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Health Professions 9
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Engineering Technologies 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Precision Production 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Engineering 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 3
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 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
59%
First-year retention, part-time students
29%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
240
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
90

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,149
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,149
Full-time, fall 2024
31%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,655
Full-time, 2024-25
30%
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
63%
Men
37%
White
84%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
47%
Students taking some online courses
37%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Nerita L. Hughes
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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