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Gogebic Community College

Ironwood, Michigan Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Gogebic Community College is a public two-year institution based in Ironwood, Michigan. The campus sits in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 882 students.

Gogebic Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 42 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, Registered Nursing, and General Studies. It awarded 213 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 16 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 64% 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
882
Students enrolled
64%
First-year retention
213
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
42
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 42

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

Health Professions 6
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Education 4
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Precision Production 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Psychology 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Construction Trades 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Engineering 1
History 1
Physical Sciences 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Social 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
64%
First-year retention, part-time students
54%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
136
Certificates under 1 year
15
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
62

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
882
Undergraduates, fall 2024
882
Full-time, fall 2024
44%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,070
Full-time, 2024-25
41%
Size category
Under 1,000 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
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.

Programs that can be completed fully online
16
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
25%
Students taking some online courses
48%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Chris Patritto
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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