West Shore Community College is a public community college located in Scottville, MI. It offers 48 programs for degree/certificate.

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2024 tuition & fees of West Shore Community College is $6,270 for Michigan residents and $8,670 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Michigan public community colleges' average ($8,218).

The school has 992 students, which is lower than Michigan community collleges' average (3,037). In addition, 251 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 11 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (17 to 1) of Michigan community colleges.

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at West Shore Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Michigan community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance -
Michigan ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$6,270$8,670
Books & Supplies$1,760
Off-Campus Living Costs$13,278
Average Financial Aid$2,950
Cost of Attendance$21,308$23,708
After Financial Aid$18,358$20,758
Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Michigan ResidentsOut-of-State Students
West Shore Community College$6,270$8,670
Public Community Colleges in Michigan$6,628$8,218
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

West Shore Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Total Programs2325NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program.

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agricultural and Food Products ProcessingNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer Programming/Programmer NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications NOT OFFERED
Computer Support SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Teacher Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Child Care Provider/Assistant 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 58 completers
 NOT OFFERED
General Studies 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Mechanics and Repairers program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Corrections NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder3 completers
 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder4 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 28 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training20 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business Administration and Management3 completers
 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science1 completers
 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing OperationsNOT OFFERED 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 992 students at West Shore Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 353 male students and 651 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
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total1,004233771
Male Students35394259
Female Students651139512

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 992 total students, 636 students enrolled through distance learning (251 students enrolled exclusively and 385 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment992
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses251
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses385
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses356

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for West Shore Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address3000 N Stiles Rd, Scottville, MI
Phone231-845-6211
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$6,270
Out-of-State$8,670
Student Population »992 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »29%
Transfer-out Rate23%
Retention Rate57% (Full-time)
46% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$2,950
Students to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)