Montcalm Community College
Sidney, Michigan · Website
$35,499
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$35,499
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Montcalm Community College is a public 2-year college in Sidney, Michigan with 1,122 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $7,280 a year (tuition and fees $4,662 in-state, $10,362 out-of-state). 31% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $35,499 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $16,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$7,280
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$4,662
Out-of-state $10,362
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
31%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$16,500
About $175 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$35,499
Rank 3,398 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Net price
- $7,280
- Tuition in-state
- $4,662
- Tuition out-of-state
- $10,362
- Cost of attendance
- $12,702
- Students with a need-based grant
- 30%
- Students with federal loans
- 12%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,280
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 $3,540 in 2015-16 to $4,662 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
- 1,122
- Part-time students
- 65%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 31%
- Retention rate
- 57%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 54
- Endowment
- $28.0M
- 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 3,398 of 5,094 US colleges and 81 of 145 in Michigan (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $7,280 | $17,194 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,662 | $15,221 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 81% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 31% | 59% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 57% | 70% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $16,500 | $13,000 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $32,490 | $32,840 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $35,499 | $36,115 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 46% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 56% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
54 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 87 | $12,375 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,906 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 79 | $11,177 | $28,150 | $46,716 | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 45 | $20,273 | $68,396 | $74,116 | $80,813 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | $66,358 | Withheld | $62,199 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,186 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,451 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 3 | Withheld | $34,585 | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,792 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,895 |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Precision Production Trades, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,587 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory ProgramsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,246 |
| Education, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,702 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Montcalm Community College cost?
$7,280 a year is the average net price at Montcalm Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,662 for in-state students and $10,362 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $12,702. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,280 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Montcalm Community College?
Montcalm Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Montcalm Community College graduates earn?
$35,499 a year is the median pay of former Montcalm Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($32,490 after 6 years). That ranks 3,398 of 5,094 US colleges and 81 of 145 in Michigan. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $68,396.
How much student debt do Montcalm Community College graduates have?
$16,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Montcalm Community College graduates, about $175 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 12% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Montcalm Community College?
31% of first-time, full-time students at Montcalm Community College finish within 3 years. 57% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Montcalm Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (87 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (79 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (45 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 54 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.