After Lake Michigan College: graduation, pay and debt
Benton Harbor, Michigan · Public · 2,904 undergrads
The typical student earns $34,466 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $9,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$34.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$9,000
median federal debt at graduation.
29%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
22%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
26%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
10%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
521
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
19%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$30,846
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,717
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,466
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
41%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$9,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$5,104
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,338
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
29%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
31%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
37%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers