Alpena Community College
Alpena, Michigan · Website
$36,442
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$36,442
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Alpena Community College is a public 4-year college in Alpena, Michigan with 732 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $3,320 a year (tuition and fees $5,250 in-state, $8,010 out-of-state). 52% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $36,442 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,024 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$3,320
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,250
Out-of-state $8,010
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
52%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,024
About $96 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$36,442
Rank 3,275 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $3,320
- Tuition in-state
- $5,250
- Tuition out-of-state
- $8,010
- Cost of attendance
- $12,246
- Students with a need-based grant
- 22%
- Students with federal loans
- 9.9%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $590
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $897
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $2,630
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $6,811
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $10,623
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,140 in 2015-16 to $5,250 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 732
- Part-time students
- 36%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 52%
- Retention rate
- 50%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 71
- Endowment
- $11.3M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,275 of 5,094 US colleges and 72 of 145 in Michigan (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $3,320 | $17,194 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,250 | $15,221 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 81% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 52% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 50% | 70% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,024 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,275 | $32,840 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $36,442 | $36,115 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 43% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 59% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
71 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 64 | $5,500 | Withheld | $126,578 | $53,078 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 29 | $8,602 | Withheld | $72,969 | $56,073 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | $108,690 | $70,808 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | $35,328 | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | $75,143 | $80,813 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | $40,618 | $48,733 |
| Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,451 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | $30,201 | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,203 | $48,702 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | $60,063 | $76,759 | $64,519 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,895 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,181 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,656 |
| Biology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,758 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,424 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,916 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | - | Withheld | - |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,095 |
| MarketingAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,264 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,288 |
| SociologyAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,144 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,799 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,073 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Alpena and Michigan on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Michigan
- Homes: Homes for sale in Michigan
Questions and answers
How much does Alpena Community College cost?
$3,320 a year is the average net price at Alpena Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,250 for in-state students and $8,010 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $12,246. Families earning under $30,000 pay $590 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Alpena Community College?
Alpena Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Alpena Community College graduates earn?
$36,442 a year is the median pay of former Alpena Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,275 after 6 years). That ranks 3,275 of 5,094 US colleges and 72 of 145 in Michigan. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate's) at $60,063.
How much student debt do Alpena Community College graduates have?
$9,024 is the median federal student loan debt of Alpena Community College graduates, about $96 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 9.9% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Alpena Community College?
52% of first-time, full-time students at Alpena Community College finish within 6 years. 50% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Alpena Community College?
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (64 certificate graduates), Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (29 certificate graduates), Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (28 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 71 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.