Michigan Career and Technical Institute
Plainwell, Michigan · Also known as MCTI · Website
$29,376
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$29,376
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Michigan Career and Technical Institute is a public under 2-year college in Plainwell, Michigan with 118 undergraduates. 38% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $29,376 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition in-state
$8,549
Out-of-state $12,409
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
38%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$29,376
Rank 4,164 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition in-state
- $8,549
- Tuition out-of-state
- $12,409
- Students with a need-based grant
- 0%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
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 $9,913 in 2015-16 to $8,549 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
- 118
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 22%
- Students per teacher
- 5
- Completion rate
- 38%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 13
- 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 4,164 of 5,094 US colleges and 114 of 145 in Michigan (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $17,194 | $13,490 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,549 | $15,221 | $9,344 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 81% | 77% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 38% | 59% | 79% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 70% | 82% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $13,000 | $9,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $29,458 | $32,840 | $37,893 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $29,376 | $36,115 | $40,517 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 49% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
13 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 29 | Withheld | $15,195 | $28,229 | $30,572 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 18 | Withheld | $15,674 | $17,071 | $52,001 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Construction Trades, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | $23,493 | $33,959 | $42,012 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,705 |
| Graphic CommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | $14,862 | $28,360 | $32,130 |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $35,520 | $43,027 |
| WoodworkingCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | $26,594 | $39,806 | $44,664 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,615 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at Michigan Career and Technical Institute?
Michigan Career and Technical Institute has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Michigan Career and Technical Institute graduates earn?
$29,376 a year is the median pay of former Michigan Career and Technical Institute students who work, 10 years after they started ($29,458 after 6 years). That ranks 4,164 of 5,094 US colleges and 114 of 145 in Michigan. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Woodworking (Certificate) at $26,594.
What is the graduation rate at Michigan Career and Technical Institute?
38% of first-time, full-time students at Michigan Career and Technical Institute finish within 150% of the normal time. 80% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public under 2-year colleges is 79%.
What are the most popular majors at Michigan Career and Technical Institute?
Culinary Arts and Related Services (29 certificate graduates), Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (24 certificate graduates), Precision Metal Working (20 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 13 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.