Marine Trades Institute
Private College in Cedarville, MI.
Academics
No six-year graduation rate is reported for this institution, which is common for schools whose students are mostly part-time, transfer in, or enroll in short programs that the federal cohort measure does not track. Its absence is not itself a bad sign, but it does remove the clearest completion signal. Retention is strong at 93%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. The 7:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. At 28 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 28 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $27,255 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $21,494 while those at $110k+ pay $30,382. 75% of students receive grant aid, averaging $11,734 — common but not automatic. Borrowing is widespread: 57% take federal loans.
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 · 14 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 | $21,494 |
| $30–48k | $24,882 |
| $48–75k | $16,232 |
| $75–110k | $26,871 |
| $110k+ | $30,382 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 16 of these 28 students, totalling $138,236 — an average of $8,640 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Mackinac 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)