Michigan community colleges have earned high marks in a new national ranking that evaluates affordability, educational performance, and career opportunities. Gogebic Community College in Ironwood ranked No. 6 overall, while Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek ranked No. 17.

Ranking Methodology

WalletHub evaluated 613 community colleges across the country, examining schools across three broad areas: cost and financing, education outcomes, and career outcomes. The analysis looked at 18 individual measurements to produce an overall score for each school, including the cost of in-state tuition and fees, graduation rates, and the median salary earned by students after attending.

Gogebic Community College ranked No. 46 nationally in cost and financing, No. 47 in education outcomes, and No. 217 in career outcomes. Kellogg Community College ranked No. 17 in cost and financing, No. 215 in education outcomes, and No. 276 in career outcomes.

The rankings highlight the role community colleges can play as a lower-cost pathway into higher education, workforce training, or transfer to a four-year university. For Michigan students and families, the results put two community colleges among the nation’s top 20 and offer a strong showing for the state’s community college system.

Original reporting: WOWO News/Talk (Fort Wayne) — read the source article.