LMC vs. BMCC

Lake Michigan College vs. Bay Mills Community College comparison

	Lake Michigan College	Bay Mills Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	LMC	BMCC
Location	Benton Harbor, MI	Brimley, MI
Setting	Rural Fringe	Distant Rural
Enrollment	2,904	577
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	lakemichigancollege.edu	bmcc.edu
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Costs	LMC	BMCC
Tuition (In State)	$5,265	$2,660
Tuition (Out of State)	$7,500	$2,660
Room & Board	$7,680	$7,820
Avg Net Price	$10,460	$5,698
Avg Grant Aid	$5,928	$6,286
% Receiving Grant Aid	69%	100%

Admission	LMC	BMCC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	2.8	-
Typical High School Grades	B-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	LMC	BMCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	15:1	9:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (30%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (21%) Business (17%) Engineering Technology (12%) General Studies (7%)	Health Professions (29%) Education (14%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (14%) Business (13%) Foreign Languages (9%)
Outcomes	LMC	BMCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$27,000	$25,000
Making Student Loan Payments	27%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$10,864	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$112	N/A

Diversity	LMC	BMCC
% Men	14%	3%
% Women	23%	5%
Racial Diversity	Medium	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	65%	44%
% Black	16%	1%
% Hispanic	9%	2%
% Native American	1%	53%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	0%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	5%	0%

Students	LMC	BMCC
% In-State	92%	83%
% Out-of-State	7%	18%
Campus	LMC	BMCC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Lake Michigan College is larger than than BMCC based on total student enrollment (2,904 students vs. 577 students)

LMC vs. BMCC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, LMC or BMCC?

• Lake Michigan College is 182% more expensive to attend than BMCC for in-state tuition ($7,500.00 vs. $2,660.00)
• Out of state tuition is 182% higher at LMC than Bay Mills Community College ($7,500.00 vs. $2,660.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Bay Mills Community College than LMC ($5,698 vs. $10,460)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Lake Michigan College are 1.8% lower than costs at Bay Mills Community College ($7,680 vs. $7,820)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Bay Mills Community College than Lake Michigan College (100% vs. 69%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Bay Mills Community College students is 6% larger than aid received Lake Michigan College ($6,286 vs. $5,928)

Which college is harder to get into, LMC or BMCC? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between BMCC or LMC .

LMC vs. BMCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, LMC or BMCC? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between BMCC and LMC.

• Graduates from Lake Michigan College earn on average $2,000 more per year than BMCC graduates after ten years. ($27,000 vs. $25,000)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/