Northwestern Michigan College offers 85 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 4 major programs - 2 Certificate and 2 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $10,076 for Michigan residents and $12,762 for out-of-state students.

Total 873 students out of total 3,098 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 57 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Northwestern Michigan College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameNorthwestern Michigan College
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1701 E Front St, Traverse City, MI
Online Students873 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,174 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$10,076
Out-of-State$12,762
Student to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)
Online Degree Programs
Total4 Programs
Certificate2 Programs
Associates2 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Northwestern Michigan College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Michigan residents, the tuition & fees are $10,076 and $12,762 for non-Michigan residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $261 for Michigan residents and $340 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$8,280$8,280$8,544$9,532$10,076
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$10,488$10,488$10,816$12,048$12,762
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$227$227$234$246$261
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$296$296$305$320$340

Online Programs By Area of Study

Northwestern Michigan College offers 85 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors programs. Of that, 4 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificates, 2 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs22NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs35473 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 40 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration and Management6 10 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Northwestern Michigan College, there are 3,098 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,047 students were attending classes through distance learning (873 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,174 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,098
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses873
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,174
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,051

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 873 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 865 Michigan Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 8 students living in the U.S. States other than Michigan, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses873
Michigan Resident865
Other State In U.S.8
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses873
Degree/Certificate Seeking646
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking227

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