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Lake Michigan College

Benton Harbor, Michigan Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Lake Michigan College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,937 students.

Lake Michigan College offers certificates and associate degrees across 58 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 412 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,937
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
412
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
58
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 58

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 3
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Health Professions 8
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Computer and Information Sciences 7
Precision Production 3
Psychology 1
Communications Technologies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Communication and Journalism 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Education 1
Social Sciences 2
Engineering 2
Engineering Technologies 1
English Language and Literature 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Physical Sciences 3
Construction Trades 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Philosophy and Religious 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
84%
First-year retention, part-time students
54%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
352
Certificates under 1 year
49
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
11

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,937
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,937
Full-time, fall 2024
37%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,241
Full-time, 2024-25
29%
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
62%
Men
38%
White
55%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
11%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
3
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
25%
Students taking some online courses
36%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Trevor A. Kubatzke, PhD
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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