10-yr median earnings
$34,466
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Benton Harbor, Michigan
Lake Michigan College
Lake Michigan College is a public institution in Benton Harbor, Michigan. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $6,680
- Avg net price / yr
- $34,466
- 10-yr median earnings
- 21.9%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Lake Michigan College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 31st pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 21.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +12%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Fringe
Carnegie: Bacc/Assoc's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Lake Michigan College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
48/100
Lake Michigan College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$34,466
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A
$6,680
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
21.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
56.6%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$6,680
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
21.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 21.9%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Lake Michigan College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Lake Michigan College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Lake Michigan College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$34,466 31st percentile higher than 31% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Lake Michigan College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,466 | #3542 of 5103 | 31st |
| Average net price | $6,680 | #599 of 5020 | 88th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 21.9% | #4621 of 4858 | 5th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,105 | #1424 of 5462 | 74th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
2,105
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
21.9%
150%-time completion
$34,466
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Lake Michigan College ranks in Michigan
State rank among 145 reporting Michigan colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Lake Michigan College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,466 | #85 of 145 | 41st |
| Average net price | $6,680 | #22 of 138 | 84th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 21.9% | #124 of 132 | 6th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,105 | #36 of 149 | 76th |
Highest former-student earnings in Michigan
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kettering University | $94,823 | $34,660 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-Michigan | $92,405 | $28,045 |
| 3 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | $83,648 | $13,138 |
| 4 | Michigan Technological University | $78,198 | $14,182 |
| 5 | Walsh College | $72,081 | - |
| 6 | University of Detroit Mercy | $71,030 | $15,232 |
| 7 | Lawrence Technological University | $69,151 | $32,918 |
| 8 | Michigan State University | $67,253 | $19,680 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo College | $65,590 | $19,072 |
| 10 | Thomas M Cooley Law School | $63,450 | - |
| 11 | Northwood University | $63,075 | $27,232 |
| 12 | Universal Technical Institute-Canton | $62,575 | $22,985 |
| 85 | Lake Michigan CollegeThis school | $34,466 | $6,680 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Lake Michigan College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$5,580 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$5,013 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$7,602 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$12,465 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Lake Michigan College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $5,445 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $7,755 |
| Average Net Price | $6,680 |
26.3%
Pell Grant Rate
12.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,000
Median Debt
$95/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Lake Michigan College rose +67.2% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $6,704 in 2013 to $11,209 in 2023, a rise of $4,505 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $6,7042023 · $11,209
Over the same years, enrollment went -44.3% (3,252 → 1,811 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
62.5%
Female
44.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$30,846
Median Earnings (6yr)
41.3%
Earning Over $25K
56.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 21.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $30,846 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $34,466 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 41.3% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 56.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $95/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's | 27 | $67,955 | $9,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 148 | $46,795 | $14,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 29 | - | $9,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Lake Michigan College? ▼
Lake Michigan College is a public institution in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Undergraduate enrollment is 2,105 students.
How much do Lake Michigan College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Lake Michigan College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,466 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $30,846.
How much does Lake Michigan College cost? ▼
The average net price at Lake Michigan College is $6,680. In-state tuition is $5,445 and out-of-state tuition is $7,755. Median student debt at graduation is $9,000.
What is the graduation rate at Lake Michigan College? ▼
Lake Michigan College has a 21.9% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Lake Michigan College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Lake Michigan College is $9,000, while former students earn a median of $34,466 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 26% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 56.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $95.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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