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North Central Michigan College

Petoskey, Michigan Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

North Central Michigan College is a public two-year institution based in Petoskey, Michigan. The campus sits in a remote town. It enrolled 1,613 students in fall 2024.

North Central Michigan College offers certificates and associate degrees across 43 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Physical Sciences, General. It awarded 285 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 66% 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
1,613
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
285
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
43
Programs and majors
15:1
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
Physical Sciences 1
Health Professions 8
Business, Management and Marketing 9
Communications Technologies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Education 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Engineering Technologies 2
Precision Production 3
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Communication and Journalism 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary 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
66%
First-year retention, part-time students
43%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
256
Certificates under 1 year
8
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
21

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,613
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,613
Full-time, fall 2024
40%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,144
Full-time, 2024-25
34%
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
85%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
19%
Students taking some online courses
39%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. David Roland Finley
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, 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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