10-yr median earnings
$29,376
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Plainwell, Michigan
Michigan Career and Technical Institute
Michigan Career and Technical Institute is a public institution in Plainwell, 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.
- $29,376
- 10-yr median earnings
- 43.9%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Michigan Career and Technical Institute posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 18th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 43.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +0%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Distant
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Michigan Career and Technical Institute 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, 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
F
College Value Score
24/100
Michigan Career and Technical Institute
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
$29,376
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
43.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
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
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
43.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 43.9%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Michigan Career and Technical Institute 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 Michigan Career and Technical Institute 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.
Michigan Career and Technical Institute: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$29,376 18th percentile higher than 18% 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 | Michigan Career and Technical Institute | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $29,376 | #4169 of 5103 | 18th |
| 150%-time completion | 43.9% | #3391 of 4858 | 30th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 118 | #4175 of 5462 | 24th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
118
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
43.9%
150%-time completion
$29,376
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Michigan Career and Technical Institute ranks in Michigan
State rank among 145 reporting Michigan colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Michigan Career and Technical Institute | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $29,376 | #114 of 145 | 21st |
| 150%-time completion | 43.9% | #90 of 132 | 32nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 118 | #105 of 149 | 30th |
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 |
| 114 | Michigan Career and Technical InstituteThis school | $29,376 | - |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $8,549 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $12,409 |
Net Price by Family Income
0.0%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Michigan Career and Technical Institute swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $3,099 to $15,462 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -24.4%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$3,099
Highest year
$15,462
Most recent (2023)
$11,029
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $14,5952023 · $11,029
Over the same years, enrollment went -41.0% (200 → 118 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
23.5%
Female
33.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$29,458
Median Earnings (6yr)
17.3%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 43.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $29,458 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $29,376 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 17.3% |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Michigan Career and Technical Institute by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Woodworking
Woodworking
$39,806 median earnings
- Electrical/Electronics Mai…
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
$35,520 median earnings
- Building/Construction Fini…
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
$33,959 median earnings
- Graphic Communications
Graphic Communications
$28,360 median earnings
- Culinary Arts and Related …
Culinary Arts and Related Services
$28,229 median earnings
- General Sales, Merchandisi…
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
$17,071 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodworking | Certificate | 9 | $39,806 | - |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 10 | $35,520 | - |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | Certificate | 10 | $33,959 | - |
| Graphic Communications | Certificate | 9 | $28,360 | - |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Certificate | 26 | $28,229 | - |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Certificate | 13 | $17,071 | - |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | Certificate | 8 | - | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 9 | - | - |
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 6 | - | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 7 | - | - |
Nearby Schools
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124 students
Davenport University
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Similar Enrollment and Sector
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Michigan Career and Technical Institute? ▼
Michigan Career and Technical Institute is a public institution in Plainwell, Michigan. Undergraduate enrollment is 118 students.
How much do Michigan Career and Technical Institute former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Michigan Career and Technical Institute who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $29,376 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $29,458.
What is the graduation rate at Michigan Career and Technical Institute? ▼
Michigan Career and Technical Institute has a 43.9% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
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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