Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$21,883
$13,185
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$9,797
$3,926
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$12,767
$11,848
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Jackson College
Northwestern Michigan College
Under $30,000
$9,743
$3,954
$30,000–$48,000
$9,377
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$48,000–$75,000
$9,229
$1,114
$75,000–$110,000
$12,582
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After you start
Measure
Jackson College
Northwestern Michigan College
Undergrads
3,422
2,813
Graduate within 6 years
17%
25%
Come back for year two
—
84%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$41,146
$44,186
Median debt at graduation
$13,000
$14,750
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers