Muskegon Community College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Muskegon Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Muskegon, Michigan.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $11,970 for Michigan residents and $16,010 for other students on average. It offers 87 degree programs through 33 Certificate, 54 Associate's programs.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	221 S Quarterline Rd, Muskegon, MI
Phone	231-773-9131
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$11,970 Out-of-State$16,010
Student Population »	3,617 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	28%
Transfer-out Rate	22%
Retention Rate	69% (Full-time) 34% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$5,579
Students to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$32,100

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $11,970 for Michigan residents and $16,010 for out-of-state students at Muskegon Community College. Its tuition & fees are more expensive than the average tuition ($8,595) over public community colleges in Michigan.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Muskegon Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Michigan community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Michigan Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$11,970	$16,010
Books & Supplies	$1,150
Off-Campus Living Costs	$9,612
Average Financial Aid	$5,579
Cost of Attendance	$22,732	$26,772
After Financial Aid	$17,153	$21,193
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$32,100

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Michigan Residents	Out-of-State Students
Muskegon Community College	$11,970	$16,010
Public Community Colleges in Michigan	$6,878	$8,595
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$5,207	$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Muskegon Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs - 33 Certificate, 54 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	33	54	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Agricultural Business and Management	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Agricultural and Food Products Processing	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Radio and Television	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Assistant/Aide	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Pre-Engineering	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Child Care Provider/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	254 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	35 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Corrections	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media Design	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Medical Office Management/Administration	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	69 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	68 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Customer Service Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 3,617 students at Muskegon Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,425 male students and 2,274 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	3,699	1,199	2,500
Male Students	1,425	543	882
Female Students	2,274	656	1,618

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Muskegon Community College, there are 3,446 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,472 students were attending classes through distance learning (881 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,591 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	3,446
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	881
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,591
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	974