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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Cost of college went up for all students at Northwestern Michigan College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 1.9 percent for 2018-19 at Northwestern Michigan College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Michigan residents paid $7,604 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $141 more than the $7,463 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 26.4 percent more than residents this year, or $9,611. Their price tag grew 2 percent from $9,425 in 2017-18.

About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Michigan residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 80 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 303 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.8 million and 153 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.2 million.

Including all undergraduates (3,727), 1,978 students used grants or scholarships totaling $9.4 million, and 1,157 students took out $6.3 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~3,652$6,163$6,630$7,463$7,60423.4%
Out-of-state~75$7,902$8,501$9,425$9,61121.6%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Northwestern Michigan College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants23149%$1,057,769$4,579
State / local grant or scholarship12627%$502,697$3,990
Institutional grants or scholarships12226%$259,142$2,124
Grant or scholarship aid total30364%$1,819,608$6,005
Federal student loans14831%$710,380$4,800
Other student loans174%$463,532$27,267
Student loan aid15333%$1,173,912$7,673
Total student aid37680%--

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