Alpena Community College
Public Community College in Alpena, MI. Six-year graduation rate 51%. Median 10-year earnings $36,442.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $36,442, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. 51% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation is $9,024, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.25 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
51% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Just 50% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. At 15:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. As a public four-year university, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. At 1,530 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 722 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $3,946 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $590 at the $0–30k band to $10,623 at $110k+. About 77% get grants averaging $7,283, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Only 21% take federal loans. Private borrowing is not captured in this figure.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 201 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $590 |
| $30–48k | $897 |
| $48–75k | $2,630 |
| $75–110k | $6,811 |
| $110k+ | $10,623 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 151 of these 722 students, totalling $821,872 — an average of $5,443 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Alpena County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)