Bay Mills
Community College
Public College in Brimley, MI. Six-year graduation rate 30%. Median 10-year earnings $30,048.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $30,048, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Completion is the weak point: 30% graduate within six years.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ! Graduation rate 30% — below national average
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 30% graduate within six years. A 10:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a public four-year university, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. The undergraduate body is just 577, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 537 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $5,307 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The income table below is the number that matters — $1,549 at $0–30k versus $10,952 at $75–110k. 95% of students get grant aid averaging $5,465, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay.
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 · 38 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 | $1,549 |
| $30–48k | $1,042 |
| $48–75k | $5,992 |
| $75–110k | $10,952 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Chippewa 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)