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West Shore Community College

Scottville, Michigan Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

West Shore Community College is a public two-year institution in Scottville, Michigan. The campus sits in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,120 students.

West Shore Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 32 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Criminal Justice/Police Science. It awarded 202 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 68% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Mission

West Shore Community College's Mission is to make our community a better place in which to learn, live, work and prosper.

Mission statement as reported by West Shore Community College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,120
Students enrolled
68%
First-year retention
202
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
32
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 32

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
Health Professions 9
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Precision Production 2
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Education 1
Engineering Technologies 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
68%
First-year retention, part-time students
46%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
150
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
52

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,120
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,120
Full-time, fall 2024
31%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,491
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
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
63%
Men
37%
White
78%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
25%
Students taking some online courses
46%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Scott Ward
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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