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Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, Michigan Public 4-year Small city

Overview

Located in Traverse City, Michigan, Northwestern Michigan College is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,253 students.

Northwestern Michigan College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 51 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 711 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 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 13 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
3,253
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
711
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
51
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 51

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
Transportation and Materials Moving 4
Health Professions 5
Computer and Information Sciences 8
Engineering Technologies 8
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Precision Production 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Construction Trades 4
Engineering 2
Communications Technologies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Visual and Performing Arts 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%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
42
Associate degrees
580
Certificates under 1 year
31
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
58

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,253
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,253
Full-time, fall 2024
38%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,047
Full-time, 2024-25
35%
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
50%
Men
50%
White
72%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
11%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
22%
Students taking some online courses
45%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
President
Dr. Nick Nissley
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, 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, Student veteran organization

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