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Henry Ford College

Dearborn, Michigan Public 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Henry Ford College is a public four-year institution in Dearborn, Michigan. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 11,410 students.

Henry Ford College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 133 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 3,081 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
11,410
Students enrolled
3,081
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
133
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 133

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
Business, Management and Marketing 13
Health Professions 17
Computer and Information Sciences 9
Education 8
Engineering Technologies 13
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Engineering 6
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 8
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Visual and Performing Arts 10
Communication and Journalism 2
Communications Technologies 2
Psychology 2
Architecture 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Construction Trades 6
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Physical Sciences 1
Social Sciences 4
English Language and Literature 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Precision Production 6
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
History 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Science Technologies 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
7
Associate degrees
1,399
Certificates under 1 year
430
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1,245

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
11,410
Undergraduates, fall 2024
11,410
Full-time, fall 2024
40%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
16,256
Full-time, 2024-25
28%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

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

Women
57%
Men
43%
White
52%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
16%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
20%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
17%
Students taking some online courses
39%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
Athletic association
NJCAA
Interim President
Lori Gonko
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, Student veteran organization

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